The picture is quite different at Australia’s independent schools though, where 15-year-olds devote an average of nine hours a week to homework. This is slightly more than the international average of five hours per week and significantly less than the 13.8 hours Shanghai’s students allocate to homework every week. While homework volumes vary considerably from school to school and even teacher to teacher by secondary school, almost all students are expected to do some homework on a daily or weekly basis.Ī 2014 OECD report found that Australian 15-year-olds spend an average of six hours a week on homework. Put already before the main verb.Many parents worry that their child is doing too much, or too little, school work at home. 3 Use already in + sentences to say that something happened before now or earlier than expected. 2 Use just in + sentences to say that something happened very recently. 1 Use yet in ? and – sentences to ask if something has happened or to say if it hasn’t happened.

We often use yet, just, and already with the present perfect.

3Ě Do you want to see this film? B No, I’ve already seen it three times. See Irregular verbs, Student’s Book p.164.ġĚ Have you done your homework yet? B No, not yet. buy, bought, bought) and sometimes different (e.g. For irregular verbs the past participle is sometimes the same as the past simple (e.g.

ğor regular verbs the past participle is the same as the past simple (+ -ed).

We have We’ve We haven’t They have They’ve They haven’t Have you finished the exercise? Yes, I have.

I have I’ve I haven’t You have You’ve You haven’t He / She / It has He / She / It’s He / She / It hasn’t finished the exercise.

Mary’s had her baby! A parcel has arrived for you.Ģ 4A present perfect full form contraction negative past participle We often use the present perfect to give news.We often use the present perfect to talk about the recent past, not saying exactly when things happened.

A Has she turned off her phone? B No, she hasn’t. Presentation on theme: '4A present perfect I’ve finished my homework.'- Presentation transcript:ġ 4A present perfect I’ve finished my homework.

I need to finish my homework