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people are being told to work from home if they can
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できれば自宅で仕事をするように言われています
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I'm told to work from home if possible
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できれば自宅で仕事をするように言われました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was told to work from home if possible
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できれば自宅で仕事するように言われた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was told to work from home if possible
Come on, you can do better than that.