Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -