Fill in the gaps by putting the verds in brackets into the past simple or the pasr continuous

The weather1).....(be)very nice.The sun2)......(shine)all day.Karen3)....(read) her favourite book while I 4).....(swim).We5).....(leave) the beach at 8:30pm.The sun6)........(set) below the horizon when we7)...........(leave).It8)..........(be)so beautiful