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The manager requested that we finish the task by tomorrow.

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Sentence

Narrator

The manager requested that we finish the task by tomorrow.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Instructions

Please finish this task by tomorrow as requested.

Reporting Information

The manager's request was to complete the task by tomorrow.

Expressing Concern

I'm worried we won't finish the task by tomorrow, as the manager requested.

Describing a Workday

One of the main tasks for today was finishing the project, as per the manager's request for tomorrow's deadline.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The manager stipulated that the task be completed by tomorrow.

Casual

The boss wants us to wrap up the task by tomorrow.

Simpler English

The manager said to finish the work tomorrow.

Phrases to learn

requested that

Formally asked or demanded that something be done.

finish the task

To complete the assigned work.