Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -