Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -