Dana came home with ten new candles and said, "I couldn't resist — it was such a bargain!" Dana admitted she couldn't resist because it _____ such a bargain., has been, was, is, had been, At the till, the cashier said, "This item is out of stock, but we can order it for you." The cashier told me that item _____ out of stock, but they could order it for me., will be, is, has been, was, Leo texted his flatmate, "I'm queuing outside the flagship store for the doorbuster sale." Leo told his flatmate he _____ outside the flagship store for the doorbuster sale., is queuing, had queued, was queuing, queues, The shop assistant said, "We've marked down all the winter coats by 40%." She said they _____ all the winter coats by 40%., had marked down, have marked down, marked down, mark down, Priya complained, "I already took this blender back once and it still doesn't work." Priya complained that she _____ the blender back once already and it still didn't work., took, has taken, takes, had taken, My uncle boasted, "I haggled the seller down to half price at the market." My uncle boasted that he _____ the seller down to half price at the market., haggles, haggle, had haggled, has haggled, The manager announced, "We will price-match any online competitor this weekend." The manager announced that they _____ price-match any online competitor that weekend., would, had, can, will, Sam whispered, "I can't afford this designer bag, but I might just splurge anyway." Sam whispered that he couldn't afford the designer bag, but he _____ splurge anyway., can, might, must, will, The store's sign read, "Customers must show a receipt for any refund or exchange." The sign stated that customers _____ show a receipt for any refund or exchange., will have to, must, had to, should, Nina sighed, "I've been rummaging through this clearance rack for twenty minutes and found nothing." Nina sighed that she _____ through the clearance rack for twenty minutes and had found nothing., had been rummaging, rummaged, was rummaging, has been rummaging, The tailor said, "This jacket doesn't fit you — you should try a size up." The tailor said the jacket _____ fit me and that I should try a size up., doesn't, wasn't, hadn't, didn't, Grandpa always says, "Shops nowadays never give you decent store credit." Grandpa always says that shops nowadays never _____ decent store credit., were giving, gave, give, had given, Ella said, "I bought this coat online yesterday, and the price tag is still on it." Ella said she had bought the coat online _____, and the price tag was still on it., that day, the previous day, yesterday, the day before, The cashier told me, "This discount code expires today." The cashier told me the discount code expired _____., that day, then, today, the next day, Marco announced, "I'm going window shopping tomorrow, whatever the weather." Marco announced that he was going window shopping _____, whatever the weather., tomorrow, the following day, that day, yesterday, My sister said, "I saw this exact dress here last week for half the price." My sister said she had seen that exact dress _____ the week before for half the price., now, here, there, this, The clerk warned, "This offer won't be available next week." The clerk warned that the offer wouldn't be available _____., that week, next week, the following week, the week before, Tom explained, "I set up a payment plan for this sofa three months ago." Tom explained that he had set up a payment plan for the sofa three months _____., before, previously, earlier, ago, The manager said, "These items are on clearance now — they won't be later." The manager said those items were on clearance _____ — they wouldn't be later., now, at that time, here, then, Ana told me, "I'm returning these shoes tonight because they don't fit." Ana told me she was returning those shoes _____ because they didn't fit., tomorrow night, that night, the night before, tonight, The shop assistant asked, "Do you need any help finding your size?" The shop assistant asked _____ any help finding my size., do I need, did I need, if I needed, if I need, My mum asked, "Where did you buy such a great bargain?" My mum asked _____ such a great bargain., where I bought, where I had bought, where did I buy, where had I bought, The cashier asked, "Have you got a loyalty card with us?" The cashier asked me _____ a loyalty card with them., whether have I got, that I had, did I have, if I had got, Jake asked his friend, "Why are you always window shopping instead of actually buying anything?" Jake asked his friend _____ always window shopping instead of actually buying anything., why he was, why was he, why is he, why he is, The consultant asked, "Would you like us to stock up on this item for the sale?" The consultant asked _____ to stock up on that item for the sale., if would I like them, that I would like them, if I would like them, would I like them, My friend asked, "Did you manage to price-match it anywhere?" My friend asked _____ to price-match it anywhere., if I managed, if I had managed, whether I manage, did I manage, The waiter — I mean the sales assistant — asked, "How much are you willing to spend on this?" The sales assistant asked _____ willing to spend on that., how much I am, how much am I, how much was I, how much I was, The customer service rep asked, "Can I take back this faulty toaster, even without the receipt?" The customer asked _____ take back the faulty toaster, even without the receipt., if she could, if could she, can she, that she could, The security guard said, "Please don't try on more than five items at once." The security guard asked us _____ more than five items at once., not to try on, to not tried on, not trying on, don't try on, My dad said, "Cross the milk and eggs off the list — we already have plenty." My dad told me _____ the milk and eggs off the list because we already had plenty., cross, that cross, crossing, to cross, The tailor said, "Please stand still while I mark the hem." The tailor asked me _____ still while she marked the hem., standing, stood, to stand, stand, The store manager said, "Don't leave your trolley in the middle of the aisle." The store manager told the customer _____ his trolley in the middle of the aisle., to not leaving, not to leave, not leave, don't leave, Mia begged her friend, "Please help me carry these bags to the checkout." Mia asked her friend _____ her carry the bags to the checkout., help, helping, to help, helped, The assistant said, "Please queue on the left for the changing rooms." The assistant told us _____ on the left for the changing rooms., queue, to queue, queued, queuing, My grandmother said, "Never buy on impulse — always sleep on it first." My grandmother always told me _____ on impulse and _____ on it first., never buy / always sleep, to not buy / to always sleep, don't buy / sleep, not to buy / to sleep

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