Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -