Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -