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He told me that he had been promoted to the position of senior manager after five years of hard work.
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He told me that he had been promoted to the position of senior manager after five years of hard work.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
Hard work pays off; you too can get promoted if you persevere.
Describing Habits
He consistently exceeded expectations, leading to his well-deserved promotion.
Asking About Others
Have you received any promotions recently due to your hard work?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If he hadn't worked so hard, he wouldn't have been promoted.
Rephrased versions
Formal
He informed me of his elevation to senior manager following five years of diligent effort.
Casual
He got promoted to senior manager after five years of hard work, he told me.
Simpler English
He became a senior manager after working hard for five years.
Phrases to learn
been promoted
To have been advanced to a higher position or rank.
hard work
Diligent and strenuous effort.