Practice

1.    Practice

Complete the sentences with the simple present or the present progressive tense. Use the words in parenthesis.

Karen:                        Hi, Dan! What (you/do)_________________ these days?

Dan:               Hi, Karen. I (take)______________a course in computer programming. What about you?

Karen:            Oh, I (work)__________________ at the library until July.

Dan:               (you/like)________________ it?

Karen:            Yes, I ___________________. Right now, they (give)

                        _________________ me a lot of training. Every morning, they (train)_______________________ me for an hour.

I (work)__________________ long hours, and

I (not/get)_________________home until seven. But that´s Ok because I (learn)____________ a lot.

            Dan:               I (look)__________________ for a job, too. It (become)

                        ______________ harder and harder to find a job. Companies (look) _________________for people who are familiar with new computer software.

Karen:            (you/learn)____________________ about all the new software in your course?

Dan:               Yes, I (be)__________________________.

Karen:            How long (the course/run)__________________?

Dan:               It usually (run)____________________ for eight weeks, but I (do)_______________________it in six.

Karen:            (they/give)_________________ you a certificate at the end?

Dan:               Yes, they_____________. They also (give)_____________ students a list of companies to apply for a job.

Dan:               Thanks.