Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -