Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I have written three essays already. -