Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -