Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -