Past Simple:
- I was home yesterday.
- You began the race early.
- I bid on that car a month ago.
- The wind blew me away.
- I bent that metal.
Past Continuous:
- While I was running he broke my leg.
- I was trying to understand the lesson when my classmate threw the pen off my desk.
- I was petting my dog when he bit me
- When you were laughing someone left the bar.