Belajar Tenses Bahasa Inggris Praktis (Past Perfect Continuous Tense)

Past perfect continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan yang telah berlangsung selama beberapa saat ketika terjadi peristiwa atau perbuatan lainnya di masa lampau. Peristiwa yang terjadi atau berlangsung lebih dulu dinyatakan dalam bentuk Past Perfect Continuous Tense, sedangkan peristiwa yang terjadi berikutnya (peristiwa kedua) dinyatakan dalam bentuk Simple Past Tense.

Bentuk Verbal Positif :

I       +  Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

We   + Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

You  + Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

They + Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

He   + Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

She + Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

it      + Had + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

.

Contoh :

Her eyes were red because she had been crying.

He finally came at nine o’clock. I had been waiting for him since four eight.

Bentuk Verbal Negatif :

I       +  Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

We   + Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

You  + Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

They + Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

He   + Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

She + Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

it      + Had Not + Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

.

Contoh :

I had not been feeling good, whereas she present in front of me.

We had not been playing a badminton.

Yes / No Question :

Had  +       I   +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Had  +   We   +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Had  +   You  +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Had  +  They  +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Had  +     He  +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Had  +    She  +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Had  +       it   +  Been + Verb 1-ing + Object/Adverb

Contoh :

Had you been reading magazine for this afternoon?

Had it been raining a while the other began to work?

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