询问工作进展：How's the [paperwork/assignment/work] [coming/going]?文件/任务/工作进展的怎么样了？
How soon will you finish the work?你多久能完成工作？
How soon will the project/planning/work be finished?这个项目/规划/工作多久能结束？
When will [it/the project/the assignment] be [over/finished]?它/项目/任务什么时候能完成结束？
回复工作进展：
I'm just getting started.我才刚刚开始。
It's about halfway done/We're halfway done. 差不多做了一半了/我们已经做了一半了
It's about 20% completed. 完成了大约20%。
I've got about an hour to go. 我还要大约一个小时的时间。
I've got three pages left. 我还有三页没做。
I'm just finishing up right now.我马上就要做完了。
I just got it done. 我刚刚完成。
I'm working on it right now. 我正在做呢。
I'm going as fast as I can. 我在尽快做。
I am ahead of where I'm supposed to be. 我比要求的时间提前完成了。
We are behind what we projected. 我们比计划的时间要慢。
I'll be done on time.我会准时完成的。
I'll have it done by Friday. 我将在周五之前完成。
The project will be completed in two days.项目将在两天内完成。
It's far from being done/finished. 离[完成/结束]还远呢。
Conversation1:
A: How are you and your team coming on that project?你和你的团队在这个项目上的进展如何？
B: We've about finished our proposal but need a little more research to make sure we are on the right track. 我们快要完成意向书了，不过我们还需要多做一些调查，以确保我们的方向正确。
Conversation2:
A: How soon will the presentation be ready?演示材料什么时候能准备就绪？
B: Pretty soon, though it's the first time I've done something like this and I'm not sure how good it will be. 很快，不过我这是第一次做这样的东西，也不确定是否能做好。