Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. It WAS a rainy afternoon. Nick WAS SITTING at the table and WAS WRITING to his friend. He WAS WRITING about his last summer holidays. His mother WAS COOKING dinner when he WAS WRITING the letter. As soon as his dinner WAS ready, mother INVITED him to have dinner. Nick STOPPED writing and WENT to the kitchen.

2. Last summer we SPENT in the country. We WERE LIVING in a small house. Every day we WENT to the river. Suddenly a big grey cloud COVERED the sun and it BEGAN raining heavily. We RAN home. It WAS RAINING the whole evening and night.

3. Yesterday I RANG up to my friend but nobody ANSWERED. I WAS RINGING him from 2 till 7 o'clock. At last he ANSWERED at eight o'clock in the evening. He TOLD me that he PASSED (вообще тут должно быть HAD PASSED, если вы проходили past perfect) his exam at 3 o'clock.

4. It WAS early morning when she GOT up. She OPENED the window and SAW that the weather WAS fine. The sun WAS SHINING brightly, the birds WERE SINGING in the trees, the warm wind WAS BLOWING. She DID NOT CLOSE the window and DECIDED to invite her friend for a walk.

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