Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

• Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
• I went to Tokyo last month. -
• While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -
• I was watching television when my mother came home. -
• Where was your cousin born? -
• The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
• When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
• What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
• Maddie came back at midnight. -
• The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
• Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
• When I woke up, it was snowing. -
• Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
• What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
• Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
• Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
• My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
• I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
• Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
• What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -