Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -