Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -