Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• We went to a club last night. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -