Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -