Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -