General English Level 3 GELEV3 Unit 02 Topic 03.doc When Rose says: I haven't seen you for weeks. She means: “I haven't seen you for weeks up until now.” When Jim says: I have been really busy at work. He means: “I was busy at work and I'm still busy now.” We also use the present perfect to talk about things that happened in the recent past, when the exact time is not important. Examples 1. I've seen the film. 2. She's gone on holidays. 3. Congratulations! You've passed the test. We make the present perfect by using: Have/has + the past participle We make questions in the present perfect like this: LOOK Have you been away on holiday? Has he seen her this week? We make answers in the present perfect like this: You We They have haven't have not been busy at work. She He has written a love story It has hasn't has not taken a long time to get here. 63 QUESTLANGUAGE