Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Where was Rob going when he lost his phone? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Where was your cousin born? -