Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Emily went to China last year. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -