Tatiana Gerasimenkoadicionou o comentário 5 years ago
Was rising встало?
солнце встало перед тем как он проснулся
The sun had (already) come up before he awoke.
The sun had (already) risen by the time he woke up. 
The sun was rising before he
awoke.
Was rising встало?
It seems we have a new team of Russian to English "translators" posting guesses left and right. Elena, Sveta, Larisa, and team captain Valery Korotkonozhko.
Tatiana, does this mean that the sun HAD RISEN before he ever woke up?
Yes)
Larisa, please delete