Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous only if the action is a tem- porary one taking place at given moment in the past:6.And then I (to see) the car. It (to stand) at the edge of the road in the shadow of some pines. 7. For a time she (to knit) busily and (to keep) her eyes strictly on her knitting. 8. We (to go out) on a sunny terrace. The old lady (to knit) something pink and fleecy, listening to a portable radio. 9. I (to wait) an hour, then (to pay) for my drink and (to leave 10. I (to overtake) the bus halfway between Athens and Chrissa. it (to go) at about fifty miles an hour in a cloud of dust in the middle of the road.​