Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Where have I left my phone? -