Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -