Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -