Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• I wanted to call my mum but I called you instead. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -