This is an informal mail with gaps. Fill in the gaps with the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets
Dear Mick.
Cheers for the mail. Sorry (1) I …………………… (not/get) back to you earlier but I only (2) …………………… (come) back off my holidays yesterday.
I’m sure you (3) …………………… (appreciate) that I (4) …………………… (be snowed under) with work right now. So (5) I …………………… (not/get around) to reading through the proposal in the few next days.
(6) I …………………… (promise), (7) I …………………… (get) back to you on that a.s.a.p. Just (8) …………………… (want) to let you know that (9) I …………………… (be) on to it. Please (10) …………………… (bear) with me.
Cheers
Dave.
cheers (Danke ), to get back to sb (auf jdn/etw zurückkommen), to appreciate sth/sb (hier: Verständnis für etw haben), to be snowed under (mit Arbeit zugeschüttet sein), to get around to doing sth (dazu kommen, etw zu tun), proposal (hier: Angebot), to be on to sth (etw klar erkennen), to bear with sb (Geduld haben mit).
Answers template.
1) ….. 2) …. . 3)…. . 4) ….. 5) …… 6) …… 7) …… 8) …. 9) ….. 10) ……
Answers
1) didn’t get 2) came 3) appreciate 4) I’m snowed under 5) won’t get around 6) promise 7) I’ll get 8) wanted 9) I’m 10) bear
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