Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Which song were you singing when I came in? -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -