Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Where was Rob going when he lost his phone? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -