Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Why has Mike gone already? -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Frank was making pizza while Ale was cooking salad. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -