Formula Past Perfect Continuous Tense Lengkap

Past Perfect Continuous Tense — merupakan salah satu tenses dari ke-16 tenses yang biasa muncul dalam berbagai macam bacaan, tulisan, dan terutama dalam percakapan bahasa Inggris. Karenanya, mempelajari dan memahami penggunaan Past Perfect Continuous Tense sangatlah penting.

Berikut penjelasan mengenai rumus (formula) atau pola kalimat Past Perfect Continuous Tense dalam bentuk kalimat positive, negative dan interrogative serta bagaimana cara penggunaannya:

Keterangan

S        = Subject
V-ing = Verb ditambah bentuk -ing
O        = Object

Rumus (Formula) Past Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) Subject + Had + been + Verb Ing
(-) Subject + Had + not + been + Verb Ing
(?) Had + Subject + been + Verb Ing ?

Penjelasan pola kalimat Past Perfect Continuous Tense :

• Kata kerja yang digunakan adalah bentuk Verb Ing.
• Sebelum Verb Ing, harus selalu ditambahkan been.

Penggunaan Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Adapun Penggunaan Past Perfect Continuous Tense yaitu untuk menyatakan durasi suatu kegiatan sudah dan sedang belangsung pada masa lampau sebelum hal lain terjadi.

1. Contoh Past Perfect Continuous Tense dalam Bentuk Kalimat Positive :

Subject + had + been + Verb-ing

(+) We had been walking along the road for about 20 minutes when a bus stopped.
Artinya : Kami sudah berjalan menyusuri jalan selama 20 menit ketika sebuah bus berhenti.

(+) Megan had been working in private company since 2013 before she got married.
Artinya : Megan sudah bekerja di perusahaan swasta sejak 2013 sebelum dia menikah.

2. Contoh Past Perfect Continuous Tense dalam Bentuk Kalimat Negative :

Subject + had + not + been + Verb-ing

(-) Megan had not been studying English in the classroom
(-) The teacher had not been teaching English on the English class

3. Contoh Past Perfect Continuous Tense dalam Bentuk Kalimat Interrogative :

Had + Subject + been + V1-ing?

(?) Had Megan been studying English in the classroom?
(?) Had The teacher been teaching on the English class?

Yep, that's it!
Itulah beberapa penjelasan sederhana mengenai Past Perfect Continuous Tense dalam Bentuk Kalimat Positive, Negative, dan Interrogative. Anda bisa mengembangkan sejumlah contoh kalimat diatas sesuai dengan pemahaman Anda.