Past Simple vs Past Continuous

I was walking/walked around the city all day yesterday

The children were played/were playing all day yesterday.

At 8 o'clock last night, we were having/had dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

Mark didn't wear/ wasn't wearing a coat when it started to rain.

Did/was Peter baking a cake yesterday?

The boys weren't playing/ didn't play volleyball at 4 o'clock yesterday.

Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when the phone was ringing /rang.

Jane was cooking /cooked when the telephone was ringing /rang.

First, he was getting up / got up, then, he was having / had breakfast.