Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• I have written three essays already. -