Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -