Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• Where was Rob going when he lost his phone? -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -