Past Perfect Continuous Tense

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Suatu kegiatan atau kejadian yang terjadi pada masa lampau dan sedang berlaku pada masa lampau juga.

  

SUBJECT   +    HAD   +   BEEN   +   VERB. I   +   ING   +   OBJECT

Contoh kalimat :

1. ( + )  :  She had been staying here since 2000

                Dia telah tinggal disini sejak 2000

    ( - )   :  She had not been staying here since 2000

                Dia belum tinggal disini tahun 2000

    ( ? )   :  Had she been staying here since 2000 ?

                Apakah dia telah tinggal disini sejak 2000 ?

2. ( + )   :  Amir had been studying mathematic for ten years

                 Amir telah belajar matematika selama sepuluh tahun

    ( - )    :  Amir had not been studying mathematic for ten years

                 Amir belum belajar matematika selama sepuluh tahun

    ( ? )    :  Had Amir beeb studying mathematic for ten years ?

                 Apakah Amir telah belajar matematika selama sepuluh tahun ?

3. ( + )   :  They had been going when the teacher called them yesterday

                 Mereka telah pergi ketika gurunya memanggil kemarin

    ( - )    :  They had not been going when the teacher called them yesterday

                 Mereka belum pergi ketika gurunya memanggil mereka kemarin

    ( ? )    :  Had they been going when the teacher called them yesterday ?

                 Apakah mereka telah pergi ketika gurunya memanggil kemarin ?

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