Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I have written three essays already. -