Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -