Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• 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 town was changing quickly. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -