Ask for more time before the deadline passes.
The idea
Use Could we extend the deadline? to make a polite request, give a reason, and suggest a specific date.
Examples
- Could we extend the deadline until Friday?
- The data arrived late, so I need more time to check it.
- Would Monday afternoon work for the revised plan?
- Our supplier needs two more days to deliver the parts.
- I can send you a draft tomorrow and the final version on Thursday.
- Please let me know if the new date is possible.
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Do not assume the new date is agreed: ask whether it works.
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Could we ___ the deadline by two days? (extend / extends)
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extend
extend follows could in its base form.
The test took longer, ___ we need another day. (so / but)
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so
so connects the longer test to the resulting need for time.
Would Tuesday ___ for the presentation? (work / works)
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work
work is the base form after would and asks whether Tuesday is suitable.
Practice round
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Could we ___ the deadline by two days? (extend / extends)
The test took longer, ___ we need another day. (so / but)
Would Tuesday ___ for the presentation? (work / works)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Explain a delay and propose a realistic new deadline.