Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -