Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -