Past Perfect Continuous Tense

18.05

A. Formula (Rumus)
Verbal
(+)   S +had + been + V-ing + C
·         He had been selling in the traditional market for two years before I moved to Jakarta.

(-)   S + had + not + been + V-ing + C
·         He had not been selling in the traditional market for two years before I moved to Jakarta.

(?)   had + S + been + V-ing + C + ?
·         Had he been selling in the traditional market for two years before you moved to Jakarta ?

Nominal
(+)    S + had + been  + being +  C
·         She had been being happy before she finished her school.

(-)   S + had + not + been  + being + C
·         She had not been being happy before she finished her school.

(?)   had + S + been  + being + C + ?
·         Had she been being happy before she finished her school ?

B. Penggunaan
Ø  Past Perfect Continuous Tense ini digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa, tindakan atau perbuatan yang telah berlangsung selama beberapa saat ketika terjadi peristiwa atau perbuatan lainnya pada masa lampau.
Contoh :
·         When you met him, he had been waiting for you for an hour.
Ketika kamu jumpa dia, ia telah sedang menunggu kamu selama satu jam.

Ø  Digunakan untuk menyatakan penekanan durasi sebuah tindakan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi sebelum peristiwa lain pada masa lampau.
Contoh :
·         The teacher had been teaching for student for three weeks before he gave the test.
Guru telah mengajar siswa selama tiga minggu sebelum dia memberi ujian.

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