B2 Online's Christmas Quiz about PPS and PPC

Instructions: You will see some situations and you need to write questions using PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

For example: A new student arrives in your class. You ask her, "how long/learn/English"?

So you need to write: How long have you been learning English?

IMPORTANT: Remember, it's a question, so use a question mark (?) at the end.

To acknowledge that you have understood the instructions, please type "YES" in answer to this question and move on to the next question

A new elf starts working in Santa's workshop. The other elves ask him, "How long/work/here"?

Answer explanation

The verbs "live", "work", and "study" can be used in both Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous without any change in meaning.

Santa leaves his house and sees Rudolf outside. He asks him, "wait/long"?

Answer explanation

"Wait" is a verb which is very often used in continuous, since it emphasises the duration of time.

You see Demetrio fishing by a river. You ask him, "catch/any fish"?

Lina is having a party on Boxing Day. You ask her, "how many people/invite"?

You ask Lucie, "how long/teach"?

You find out that Irene is a famous author and you ask her, "how many books/write"?

Attilio helps people with their tech issues.. you ask him, "How long/help people/tech issues"?

Chiara is saving up to go on a trip around the world. You ask her, "How long/save up"?

What a coincidence! Samuele is also saving up to go on a trip around the world. You ask him, "How much money/save"?