Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -