Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -