The house had been abandoned since twenty years.
The house had been abandoned for twenty years.
I would have scream if I had seen that monster.
I would have screamed if I had seen that monster.
It was raining strong when the ghost appeared.
It was raining heavily when the ghost appeared.
He said me that he had seen something moving in the mirror.
He told me/said to me that he had seen something moving in the mirror.
By the time the police arrived, the zombies already escaped.
By the time the police arrived, the zombies had already escaped.
