Words you know: complete the sentences

go unnoticed · out-of-office reply · drift · delay in replying · sound interested

• There was a long ____ in replying to our email from the office in Chicago.
• We received an ____ when we emailed Sarah in Boston during her holiday.
• Mark used his best voice to ____ interested when he called New York.
• The important risk factor in our contract seemed to ____ unnoticed in Seattle.
• Without regular updates from London, the client relationship began to ____ .

Remember: Present simple and continuous

• Right now, our team in Chicago ___ a lost deal. [analyzes / is analyzing]
• Normally, we ___ feedback calls on Fridays in Boston. [hold / are holding]
• Look! The sales manager in Seattle ___ a presentation. [shares / is sharing]
• Our colleagues in London usually ___ remote clients well. [support / are supporting]

Remember: Past simple and continuous

• While we ___ in Chicago, the client cancelled the meeting. [waited / were waiting]
• Mark ___ the contract in Boston yesterday morning. [signed / was signing]
• They discussed the price in Seattle when the phone ___. [died / was dying]
• Sarah ___ an email to New York at 4 PM. [wrote / was writing]

Remember: Present perfect simple and continuous

• We ___ three win-loss reviews this week in Chicago. [have finished / have been finishing]
• Our team in Boston ___ on this software project for months. [worked / has been working]
• They ___ to Seattle twice this quarter. [have flown / have been flying]
• David ___ emails to London all morning. [has written / has been writing]

Remember: Past perfect continuous

• Before we lost the deal in Chicago, we ___ with them for weeks. [had negotiated / had been negotiating]
• Sarah ___ in Boston for five years before moving to Seattle. [had worked / had been working]
• The client in New York ___ about prices before we called. [had complained / had been complaining]
• We ___ our proposal in London when the manager arrived. [had checked / had been checking]

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