Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
• My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
• Why were you crying when I met you? -
• Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -