Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -