Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I have written three essays already. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -