Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• 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. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -