Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -