Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• I have written three essays already. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -