Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• We went to a club last night. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -