Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• I wanted to call my mum but I called you instead. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -