Past Simple vs. Past Progressive

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Wife: Justin and Stephanie invited us to their party which is next Tuesday.

Husband: Oh, that’s great! Who called you? Justin or Stephanie?

Wife: Neither, dear. Stephanie invited us online.

Husband: How did she do that?

Wife: Well, we were chatting online when she suddenly remembered to invite us.

Husband: I know, but I thought the computer was broken. I’m glad it finally started again.

Wife: Yes. I was thinking about fixing it for a long time. Then I finally decided to look at it.

Husband: Was it easy?

Wife: Well, it didn’t take very long. I just had to disconnect everything.

Husband: That’s too bad.

Wife: Why?

Husband: I was hoping we could buy a new computer.

Wife: We just bought a new computer!