Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -