Past tenses
Last Saturday I ___ to the shopping centre and ___ a real bargain
Last Saturday I WENT to the shopping centre and FOUND a real bargain
to return something to a shop
TAKE BACK
You go to the mall but only look at windows and buy nothing. What are you doing?
WINDOW SHOPPING
Money in coins and notes, not on a card.
CASH
New, never used.
BRAND-NEW
The shop assistant ___ about the discount, so she ___ (ask) the cashier.
The shop assistant DIDN'T KNOW about the discount, so she ASKED the cashier.
to compare prices in different shops before buying
SHOP AROUND
Tom knocked over three bottles in the shop. He was ___.
LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
The money a cashier gives you when you pay more than the price.
CHANGE
Not new; owned by someone before.
SECONDHAND
When I arrived at the stall, the entrepreneur ___ (already / give away) all the free samples.
When I arrived at the stall, the entrepreneur ___ HAD ALREADY GIVEN all the free samples.
If a T-shirt is $10 and jeans are $25, they ___ $35.
ADD UP TO
Your friend pays for your pizza and says: “Don’t worry, ___!”
IT'S ON ME
Name the person who buys things in a shop and the person who works at the checkout.
CUSTOMER
CASHIER
A very good low price; a real deal
BARGAIN
They ___ for two hours before they found a special offer.
They HAD BEEN SHOPPING AROUND for two hours before they found a special offer.
Before you buy a dress, you go to the fitting room to ___ it ___.
TRY ON
We walked around all day and bought lots of things. We ___
SHOPPED TILL WE DROP
A card or paper you can give someone to buy something in a shop.
GIFT VOUCHER
10–20% off the usual price.
DISCOUNT
She was tired because she ___ for a new phone all year.
She was tired because she HAD BEEN SAVING UP for a new phone all year.
to have no more of something
RUN OUT OF
At the weekend she bought shoes, a bag and a jacket. She ___.
WENT ON A SPENDING SPREE
A deal like “buy one, get one free” is a ___; a $40 item for $20 is ___.
SPECIAL OFFER
HALF PRICE
You make a ___ when you send something back; you make an ___ when you ask the shop to get it for you.
RETURN
ORDER