Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -