Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Why has Mike gone already? -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -