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Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

  • Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
  • I wanted to call my mum but I called you instead. -
  • Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
  • I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
  • Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
  • I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
  • Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
  • Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
  • We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
  • Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
  • Which song were you singing when I came in? -
  • My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
  • My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
  • The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
  • Maddie came back at midnight. -
  • What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
  • Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
  • The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
  • I went to Tokyo last month. -
  • Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -