Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
• Were they smiling when they saw you? -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
• The town was changing quickly. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
• My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Who did you see at the train station? -
• Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
• You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
• Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
• I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
• I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
• We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
• My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -