Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -