Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Where was your cousin born? -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -