Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -