Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Where have I left my phone? -