Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• We went to a club last night. -