Lanjut lagi belajar tenses bahasa inggrisnya yuk !!! Sebelumnya kita sudah memberikan bahasan lengkap tentang past perfect tense. Nah sekarang kita akan membahas tentang past perfect continuous tense yang masih termasuk dalam keluarga past tense.
Past perfect continuous, dari namanya saja sudah panjang banget ya teman-teman. Tapi tenang kita akan merangkumnya untuk kamu semua agar lebih mudah untuk kamu pahami. Gak usah berlama-lama lagi, Let’s read!!
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
PENGERTIAN: Menjelaskan suatu aktivitas yang mempunyai durasi yang sudah selesai dimasa lampau.
POLA KALIMAT PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
(+) S + had+ been + Ving + O + Adverb
We had been washing cloth
(-) S + had+ Not + been + Ving + O + Adverb
We hadn’t been washing cloth
(?) Had+ S + been + Ving + O + Adverb?
Had we been washing cloth?
(-?) (Grammar) Had+ S + Not + been + Ving + O + Adverb?
Had we not been washing cloth?
(-?) (Speaking) Had+ Not + S + been + Ving + O + Adverb?
Hadn’t we been washing cloth?
** NOTE :
Aturan Penggunaan had:
I, You, They, We, She, He, It, Shara, Cat –》 had
PENGGUNAAN PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. Untuk menyatakan kapan mulainya sebuah aktifitas yang sedang berlangsung dimasa lalu.
2. Untuk menyatakan durasi waktu sebuah aktifitas yang sedang berlangsung dimasa lalu.
Contoh :
He finally came at six o’clock. I had been waiting for him since four-thirty.
The police had been looking for the criminal for two years before they caught him.
KETERANGAN WAKTU PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
For …….. When : Selama ………. Ketika
By last …….. : Menjelang ……………. Yang lalu
By the time ….. : Menjelang ………..
Since …….. : Sejak
Dikesempatan kali ini , kita akan memberikan contoh soal buat English Learners semua nih. Karena ini special jadi akan kita jelaskan jawabanya juga, biar kamu makin paham. Semangat!!!
LATIHAN SOAL !!!
1. We are studying English. Changed to Past perfect continuous (+)
A. We have been studying English. B. We has been studying English. C. We had been studying English
Jawaban : ( C ) Rumus yang digunakan untuk past perfect continuous tense (bentuk positif) adalah S + Had + Verb.ing. Jadi untuk have dan has tidak digunakan untuk tense ini.
2. Dina is in the class. Changed to Past perfect continuous (+)
A. Dina had been in the class. B. Dina had been be in the class. C. Dina had been being in the class.
Jawaban : ( C ) Rumus bentuk positif dari past perfect continuous tense adalah S + Had + Verb.ing. Jika dalam kalimat tidak terdapat kata kerja utama, maka gunakan be + ing, maka menjadi being.
3. Agus had been living in Yogyakarta. Changed to Past perfect continuous (-)
A. Agus had not been living in Yogyakarta. B. Agus had been not living in Yogyakarta. C. Agus not had been living in Yogyakarta.
Jawaban : ( A ) Jika kalian ingin mengubah kalimat positif menjadi negative, maka gunakan rumus S + Had not + Been + Verb.ing. Had not dapat disingkat menjadi Hadn’t.
4. Were you visiting Bali?. Changed to Past perfect continuous (?)
A. Had been you visiting Bali? B. Had you been visiting Bali? C. Did you visiting Bali?
Jawaban : ( B ) Rumus yang digunakan untuk bentuk interogatif adalah Had + S + Been + Verb.ing. sedangkan penggunaan did dalam kalimat interogatif hanya digunakan untuk simple past tense saja.
5. They do not buy a book. Changed to Past perfect continuous (-?) grammar!
A. Had they not been buying a book? B. Had not they been buying a book? C. Had they been not buying a book?
Jawaban : ( A ) Jika kalian ingin mengubah kalimat past perfect continuous tense menjadi bentuk negative interogatif, maka gunakanlah rumus Had + S + Not + Been + Verb.ing.
6. They do not buy a book. Changed to Past perfect continuous (-?) speaking!
A. Had they not been buying a book? B. Had not they been buying a book? C. Had they been not buying a book?
Jawaban : ( B ) Jika kalian ingin mengubah kalimat past perfect continuous tense menjadi bentuk negative interogatif, maka gunakanlah rumus Had + Not + S + Been + Verb.ing.
