Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -