Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -