Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• We went to a club last night. -