Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• I have written three essays already. -
• I didn't call you yesterday because I was busy. -
• I sold my house two months ago. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -
• My mother washed the floor when the painter had already gone. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Helen has never been to Norway. -
• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My neighbour asked us if we had seen his dog. -