Помогите. Нужно превратить скобки либо в Past Continuous OR the simple Past tense… It was midnight, and the Main…

Помогите. Нужно превратить скобки либо в Past Continuous OR the simple Past tense… It was midnight, and the Main Street of the small town (be) empty, except for one man. He (stand) outside a shop on the corner of the street. A policeman turned the corner, and when he (see) the man , he (ask) him what he (do). The man (say) he (wait) for a friend, but the policeman (not believe) him. He (ask) him if he lived in the town. The man said no, he (stay) at a hotel for a few days. He (tell) the policeman the name of the hotel.