Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Where have I left my phone? -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -