Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Who did you see at the train station? -