Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
• Paula was running when the storm started. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -