Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -