⏳ Past Simple vs Past Continuous — Dropdown practice

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1.Every evening Maria sat in her chair. She opened a book and for a long time. The light was still on when her mother came in.
2.We loved the small park near our house. On weekends we there and spent hours with the ducks. Sometimes it was already dark when we went home.
3.The child took some crayons. For half an hour he a picture of the sun. Then he left the paper on the table.
4.Yesterday evening I stayed in my room. I to music and thinking about my trip. My sister knocked on the door.
5.The students sat at their desks. They to the teacher and writing in their notebooks. Suddenly, the bell rang.
6.One Sunday they dinner and talking about the week when the phone rang.
7.We had no plans that day. We around the city and looking at old houses. At noon we stopped for ice cream.
🔎 Почему так? (с объяснениями, без ответов в заданиях)
1) длительное действие «долго читала» → Past Continuous. 2) привычка/регулярность «каждые выходные» → Past Simple. 3) процесс в течение получаса → Past Continuous. 4) действие в моменте, есть «knocked» как событие → Past Continuous. 5) фоновый процесс, звонок прервал → Past Continuous. 6) разовое действие в процессе, прерывание «phone rang» → Past Continuous. 7) длительный процесс в течение дня → Past Continuous.