3. Please _____ these shoes before you buy them.
try on
1. When the shops are closed, Mum enjoys window _____.
shopping
By the time we finished shopping, we _____ all our money. (a) spent (b) had spent
had spent
1. Ben started playing ice hockey when he was ten. (been)
Been has been playing ice hockey since he was ten.
1. The team has _____ scored a goal and their fans are going crazy!
just
5. The girls rarely buy anything in the shops, but they often _____.
look round
2. Jane, who is a bargain _____, enjoys the sales.
hunter
Oh no! I _____ my credit card at home! (a) have been leaving (b) have left
have left
3. They practised for weeks and then entered the competition. (practising)
Before they entered the competition, they had been practising for weeks.
2. Bill has only played squash _____, so he isn't very good at it.
once
2. The tickets for the match ____ over $200!
come to
sponsorship
Pam _____ round the shops for hours before she found the perfect outfits. (a) had looked (b) had been looking
had been looking
4. The athlete was nervous because he couldn't find his lucky socks. (lost)
The athlete was nervous because he had lost his lucky socks.
3. Has the boxing match started _____?
already
1. Do you think the team will _____ their new coach?
take to
5. Nikos Gallis has been given many awards for his _____ to basketball.
contribution
Grandma _____ her shopping list and couldn't remember what to buy. (a) had been forgetting (b) had forgotten
had forgotten
7. Aunt Evie went to the supermarket at 9am and did all her shopping in an hour. (done)
By 10am, Aunt Evie had done all her supermarket shopping.
4. Until she was 15, Mary had _____ played tennis, only badminton.
never
4. Which player can _____ Mike, who has hurt his knee?
stand in for
8. The fact that the shops sold out in one day is an _____ of just how popular PlayStation 5 is.
indication
They had been playing cricket all morning when the rain _____ the match. (a) stopped (b) had stopped
stopped
8. The school chess team has won all its games so far this year. (winning)
The school chess team has been winning its games since the start of the year.
8. _____ the game finished, the coach had lost his voice.
By the time