Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -