Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• I wanted to call my mum but I called you instead. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• The town was changing quickly. -