Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -