Final answer:
The dialogue is correctly completed by using the present simple or present continuous tense for the verbs in brackets based on the context of the conversation.
Step-by-step explanation:
To complete the dialogue with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets, we need to carefully consider the context and ensure that each verb is in the appropriate tense. Here's the completed dialogue:
William: Rahul! Your friend Manas has sent you a postcard. It looks nice.
Rahul: I bet it does!
William: He writes that it's very hot there. There are a lot of tourists. The hotels are full. He says the restaurants are always full.
Rahul: Yes, I am sure it is. The papers say that the temperature there is 30°C.
William: Then he writes that he has learnt a bit of Malayalam, and that he gets on well with the people there, especially the women!
William: Look, didn't the newspaper say that there's another strike in Kerala.
Rahul: Yes, it did. Manas won't mind having to stay in Kerala longer!