The rain approached like a dark curtain. I ________ (1) (see) it marching down the street, heavy…

The rain approached like a dark curtain. I ________ (1) (see) it marching down the street, heavy and remorseless. It ________ (2) (drum) on the tin roof and swept across the road and over the balcony of my room. I ________ (3) (sit) there without ________ (4) (move), letting the rain soak my sticky shirt and gritty hair. Outside, the street rapidly ________ (5) (empty). Buses, cars and bullock carts ________ (6) (plough) through the suddenly rushing water. A group of small boys came jumping along a side street, which was like a river in spate. A garland of marigolds, swept off the steps of a temple, came ________ (7) (float) down the middle of the road. The rain ________ (8) (stop) as suddenly as it had begun. The day was ________ (9) (end), and the breeze ________ (10) (remain) cool and moist.