Tenses with Past meaning

Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Emily went to China last year. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I was wondering if you could help me with the project. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Harry said he went to the library yesterday. -
• Where did you go shopping yesterday? -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -