[Grammar] present perfect or present perfect progress tense

[wynnmyintuu]

For the given sentence, which tense should be used, present perfect or present perfect progressive?
They (not speak) to each other since they quarrelled.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which do you think? ;-)

 

[MartinEnglish]

They haven't spoken. Here "speak" isn't really used literally, it means "make friends again" so we're interested in a finished result (PP) not a continuous action such as speaking (PPC).

It really means "They haven't made friends again since they quarrelled".

 

[emsr2d2]

MartinEnglish - may I politely point out that generally on this forum we strive not to simply hand answers to learners on a plate. That was the reason behind my first post (post #2). We encourage them to have a go themselves first, especially as it may be a test question which they have not yet submitted for marking. Just a little reminder.