Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

14.5 have come on (present perfect)

14.5.1 Nicola is calling her internet service provider because she is having problems

connecting to her wireless router.

Nicola: Hello. I can’t connect to my wifi network. I was hoping you could

help me.

Technician:  Yes,  of  course.  I  need  to  ask  a  few  questions  first  to  check

that everything is working as it should.

Nicola: Sure.

Technician: Please switch off your wireless router, wait ten seconds and

then switch it back on again.

Nicola: Ok…… Right, I’ve switched it back on.

Technician: Has the light labelled “internet” come on?

Nicola: Yes. It’s green.

Technician: That’s good. Has the light labelled “network” come on?

Nicola: No. It hasn’t come on yet….. Wait. It’s come on,  but,  it’s  red,  not

green.

Technician: Ok. It seems that there may be a software problem with the

router.

Nicola: Oh no.

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