2. A young man ... (take) an album and his paints and ... (go) to the park to watch animals. He ... (be) a student and ... (be given) a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park. Lots of people were walking there. The young man ... (find) a vacant bench, ... (put) his paints down by his side, ... (open) the album and ... (start) watching. He ... (see) a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and ... (decide) to draw it.

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A young man took an album and his paints and went to the park to watch animals. He was a student and was given a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park. Lots of people were walking there. The young man found a vacant bench, put his paints down by his side, opened the album and started watching. He saw a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and decided to draw it.

Перевод: Молодой человек взял альбом и краски и пошёл в парк наблюдать за животными. Он был студентом, и ему поручили нарисовать птиц и собак в парке. Там гуляло много людей. Молодой человек нашёл свободную скамейку, положил рядом с собой краски, открыл альбом и начал наблюдать. Он увидел прекрасного коричневого спаниеля, игравшего с мячом, и решил нарисовать его.

Обоснование: Действия, последовательно произошедшие в прошлом, выражены в Past Simple. Форма was given — пассивный залог в Past Simple.