Words you know: complete the sentences

make calls · deal in progress · answer the phone · pipeline · opportunity

• Kevin checks his sales ____ every morning to see all open deals.
• We close one big ____ in Los Angeles every week.
• This new client in New York is a wonderful business ____ .
• Laura sits at her desk and starts to ____ calls to clients.
• When a buyer calls, you need to ____ the phone immediately.

Remember: Present continuous

• Right now, Sarah ___ a demo for a buyer in Seattle. [gives / is giving] .
• Listen! Our sales manager ___ about price lists. [talks / is talking] .
• Mark and Dave ___ new office chairs in Boston today. [promote / are promoting] .
• Why ___ you checking your voicemail at this moment? [do / are] checking your voicemail at this moment?

Remember: Present simple or present continuous

• Normally, we ___ catalogs, but today we send digital brochures. [print / are printing] .
• Look at Jason! He ___ a client on his headset right now. [calls / is calling] .
• She usually ___ price lists on Fridays, but today she is resting. [updates / is updating] .
• At the moment, our competitor ___ their prices. [lowers / is lowering] .

Remember: Present simple: adverbs of frequency and time expressions

• Our team ___ makes calls to clients in Chicago. [always / always is]
• Do you ___ check your voicemail every morning? [usually / are usually]
• Emily ___ updates her product catalog on Mondays. [often / is often]
• We ___ review our sales pipeline once a week. [never / rarely are]

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