Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• I have written three essays already. -