All the preparations for the task _________, and we’re ready to start.

--Was the driving pleasant when you vocationed in Mexico last summer?----No, it ___ for four days when we arrived, so that the roads were very muddy.

After the whistle rang, the coach appeared in the field. Behind him        the team wearing black and white suits.

We      very early so we packed the night before.

— I’m sorry, I thought the remark would amuse you.— It _____.