Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Where was Rob going when he lost his phone? -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -