1 What did you get for your birthday last week?2 ‘What are you doing?’ ‘I am checking ______________________ this letter for spelling mistakes.’3 I got to the station at 3pm, waited ______________________ for half an hour, then came back here.4 George was watching ___________________ the television when I arrived at his flat.5 At the moment inflation is increasing ______________________ slowly.6 James turned on ______________________ the television so we could watch the football match.7 Every day Helen checks __________________ her emails when she gets home.8 ‘Where are you going ______________________ ?’ ‘To the shops. Do you want to come with me?’9 ‘What games did you play ______________________ when you were young?’ ‘Hiding from people, trying to catch people, all the usual things.’10 When I arrived at the checkout a lot of people were waiting ______________________ in the queue.11 Buy one next year – prices are going down ______________________ quite fast at the moment.12 ‘Where do you go ______________________ on Saturday afternoons?’ ‘Shopping, with my mother.’13 Prices were going down ______________________ quite fast when other, similar models started to appear.14 ‘What game were you playing __________________ just now?’ ‘We were playing chess.’