Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -