Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -