Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I have written three essays already. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -