Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• They gave Julie a puppy for her birthday. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• Matt says he liked that museum a lot. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• Have you ever tried sushi? -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• We went to a club last night. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -