Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -