Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -