Read the following and frame meaningful questions:
A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday. You ask: (how long / save?) .......... (how much money / save?) ..........
A
How long will you saved?
How much money did you save?
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B
How long are you saving?
How much money have you saved?
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C
How long have you saved?
How much money are you saving?
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D
How long have you been saving?
How much money have you saved?
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Solution
The correct option is C How long have you been saving?
How much money have you saved?
'Is saving' implies that the person continues to save money till the present moment. Since the action of saving started in the past and continues to the present moment, we will use the present perfect continuous tense. The syntax for present perfect continuous tense is: has / have + been + verb (ing).
When we wish to convey that an action happened at an unspecified time in the past, we use the present perfect tense. The syntax for present perfect tense is: has / have+ verb in its third form.