Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Why has Mike gone already? -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -