Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -