Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I have written three essays already. -
• Emily went to China last year. -
• My mother has just bought a new car! -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I had never seen Joanna laugh before yesterday. -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Lana has drunk four cups of coffee today! -
• I haven't seen Joe today. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• I was working when the accident occurred. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• I didn't go anywhere because it was raining. -
• I have seen Anna twice in my life. -
• I found Elisa's diary when she had already moved out. -
• Mary hasn't graduated from the university yet. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• I was having a terrifying dream when the alarm clock rang. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• My uncle was always telling us stories about our parents. -