Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours 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. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -