Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Mary announced that she had found a new job. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -