A: Oh hello Rose, how have you been?
B: Hi Annie, actually I haven't been very well recently. I am really fed up!
A: Oh why is that?
B: It's James; he has been driving me crazy recently.
A: What do you mean?
B: Well, he has been coming home from school each day and going straight to his room.
A: So? What's so wrong with that?
B: He hasn't been doing his homework for the past week, and his teachers have told me his marks aren't very good.
A: Oh! I see!
B: It's the computer. It makes my blood boil! Recently, he has been playing on it every day and I have had enough!
He hasn't been doing a stroke of work for school.
A: Have you spoken to him about it?
B: Yes, I have been trying all week but he doesn't listen.
A: Has Bill tried?
B: Yes, but he hasn't been successful either. James just tells us to go away!
And when I hear this, I just see red!
A: Hm! So, what has he been doing on the computer all this time?
B: He says, he has been looking for information for school.
A: Then, what's the problem?
B: I told you, his teachers have said that he hasn't been doing ANY homework.
A: Oh dear!