Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -