Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• I have written three essays already. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -