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?
A: I don't think this project's really good.
B: You're right, every time we burn rubbish or build a rubbish mountain we're polluting the planet. We must reduce the amount of rubbish.
A: Suppose so, true but great idea.
B: I think so, too.
A: What are you doing?
B: Looking for things we can use for the recycling project.
A: Are you sure about that?
B: Yes, I am. Do you want your children to live in a polluted world?
A: Don't think so.
B: You want to help now? Okay, what about this wooden box. You could make it into a container for flowers with a little bit of paint.
A: That's a great idea.
B: Your mum will love it.
A: Have you got any paint I could use?
B: There's lots of paint over there.
A: Can I have anything else?
B: You've got all the colours of the rainbow. I could do something with this bicycle wheel.
A: I'm not sure.
B: But will it really help the planet? Of course it will if everyone does it. I could use it to hang cooking pots and pans on and then hang it from the kitchen ceiling.
A: It might work. But don't do anything too difficult. We haven't got much time.