Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs.

The young man was vandalising/vandalised the statue when the police caught him.

At midday yesterday, the guard walked/was walking around the building.

A thief was stealing/stole a valuable painting from the art gallery last week.

The students weren't spraying/didn't spray paint on the school walls yesterday.

Alexander the Great was becoming/became the King of Macedonia.

Sarah sat/was sitting on a chair while Thomas was painting her portrait.

The photographer was taking/took pictures at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.

The burglar unlocked/was unlocking the door and escaped from the building.

Ted wasn't going/didn't go to the art exhibition yesterday.

Did/were Ken go/going to the art exhibition yesterday?

1. That electricity is clean and easily-regulated - подлежащее is - сказуемое its great ad­vantage. 2. The important fact - подлежащее is - сказуемое that electricity offers improved service at reduced cost. 3. That the two scientists Lodygyn and Yablochkov were the first in Russia to work in the field of electrical engineering - подлежащее is - сказуемое well-known. 4. One of the main advantages of elec­tricity - подлежащее is - сказуемое that it does not pollute the environment. 5. The indicator of nation development - подлежащее is - сказуемое how much electricity is consumed per ca­pita. 6. What has been and is being done in environment protection - подлежащее cannot be measured - сказуемое by yesterday's standards.
1. То, что электричество является экологически чистым и легко регулируемым - это его большое преимущество. 2. Важным фактом является то, что электричество предоставляет лучшие удобства по сниженной цене. 3. Известно, что двое ученых Лодыгин и Яблочков были первыми в России, которые работали в области электротехники. 4. Одним из основных преимуществ электроэнергии является то, что она не загрязняет окружающую среду. 5. Показателем развития нации является количество электроэнергии, потребляемой на душу населения. 6. То, что было и что делается в области охраны окружающей среды, не может быть измерено по вчерашним стандартам.

It was a hot, sunny day, sleeping flies were flying along the yard, mice were sitting in holes. The cat Fedot was bored and decided to go to Tuzik. Tuzik is the master dog. As always guarded the house and chased the chickens from their bowl of food. Fedot liked to go to Tuzik. He mewed at him or hissed, and Tuzik responded with barking or growling. Together they were never bored.
Tuzik, as usual, was skiing downhill at that time and frightened away the chickens. The snow sparkled, its language developed in the wind, it was good and fun. Then going down again he saw Fedot and driving past him, out of habit, jerked in his direction and fell.
Waking up, Tuzik saw a bowl of flies, stalking hens and cat Fedot, who looked at him with obvious curiosity. Tuzik barked for a long time, the hens scattered, Fedot hissed and another normal day began.
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