Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -