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If we had more people, we could have completed the task more quickly.

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Sentence

Narrator

If we had more people, we could have completed the task more quickly.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You should hire more people to finish the task faster.

Describing Habits

We usually need a larger team for quicker project completion.

Asking About Others

Did you have enough staff to complete the project on time?

Sharing Hypotheticals

Without additional help, the task would have taken much longer.

Rephrased versions

Formal

With increased personnel, the task's completion time could have been significantly reduced.

Casual

More hands would have made the job go a lot faster.

Simpler English

If we had more people, the task would have been done quicker.

Phrases to learn

more people

A greater number of individuals.

completed the task more quickly

Finished the job in less time.