English phrase
Hello sir,
I would like to ask you one question.
1)I was willing to follow up with a potential client
over weeks and even months, developing a relationship with them until they were
ready to make a deal with us.
2)The vice president is analyzing the sales data, trying to understand why the
company sold less than expected last month.
Sir, can you please make above sentences into simple sentences and explain the sentence parts which are in bold .
Thank you in advance
Top answer
Past tense. I worked hard to become trusted enough for them to do business with me. Present continuous tense.
- Past tense.
- I worked hard to become trusted enough for them to do business with me.
- Present continuous tense.
- The Vice President is investigating the cause for failing to meet sales expectations.
- “developing a relationship” is an ongoing exchange of business to build trust.
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- Past tense. I worked hard to become trusted enough for them to do business with me.
- Present continuous tense. The Vice President is investigating the cause for failing to meet sales expectations.
“developing a relationship” is an ongoing exchange of business to build trust.
“trying to understand” is an ongoing attempt to discover what caused reduced sales.
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