Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -