Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -