It (be) cold outside.
I (put) on my hat and coat and (get) halfway to the bus stop before realised that he (be) there, in the doorway.
Who was he, this boy who (be) always there in the street when (come) out?
What he (wants) ?
I (walk) on quickly to the bus stop.
When i (be) there for a minute or two i (hear) a noise behind me...