Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -