Past simple:
1) Yesterday my cat played with a dog.
2)He heard a voice.
3)I went on holiday.
4) It rained all day yesterday.
5) The robber escaped.
6) Someone stole her bag.
7) The armed robbers ran away.
8) The gang robbed five banks in five days.
Past Continuous:
1)He was waiting for a train.
2)I was reading the book.
3) They were having a lunch.
4)She was doing a homework.
5)I was cleaning a room.
6)He was having a bath.
7)We were writing the exam.
8) You were running near the coast.