Is there a difference between the two interrogative:
What did you do on Monday evening?
What were you doing on Monday evening?
What did you do on Monday evening? or What were you doing on Monday evening?
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They differ slightly in tone, however. "What did you do Monday evening?" is more general and casual -- I would ask a work colleague "What did you do this weekend?" as polite chat, for instance. "What were you doing" would generally be followed by "when" -- "What were you doing at 5:00?" or "What were you doing when X happened?" A police officer would ask a suspect, for example, "What were you doing?" at a certain place and time while investigating a case.
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