Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -