Words you know: complete the sentences

air concerns · micromanager · drift apart · micromanage · entrust

• Our director in Boston tends to ____ every minor task, which frustrates the senior staff.
• As a notorious ____ , James checks our progress every single hour in New York.
• I fully ____ my assistant with confidential client files in Chicago.
• Employees used the monthly town hall to ____ concerns about the new restructuring plan in London.
• After years of working in different buildings, the two divisions slowly began to ____ .

Remember: Verb + object + infinitive

• The director let us [leave / to leave] early after the meeting in Chicago.
• She made her team [redo / to redo] the entire financial report in Boston.
• HR encouraged employees [to voice / voice] their concerns during the workshop in New York.
• Our manager allowed us [to work / work] remotely from Austin last week.

Remember: The future in the past

• I [was going to / would] email the client in London, but my laptop crashed.
• We [were about to / were supposed to] start the conference in Seattle when the projector failed.
• The board [was to / was going to] announce the merger in Manchester, but it was delayed.
• She [was supposed to / was about to] lead the training session in Bristol yesterday.

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