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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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Narrator

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.