Past Perfect Continuous Tense

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense atau Past Perfect Progressive adalah tenses yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kegiatan yang masih dikerjakan saat itu.
Berikut cara bagaimana membuat kalimat Past Perfect Continuous Tense yaitu 'Had' + Been(bentuk ketiga dari 'Be') + Verb-Ing.

Bentuk Kalimat
Positif	S + Had been + Verb –Ing
Negatif	S + Had not been + Verb – Ing
Questions	Had + S + Been + Verb – Ing ?
'Wh' questions	Wh + Had + S + Been + Verb – Ing ?

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE 

Kalimat Positif

Contoh kalimat bentuk positif :

• She had been sleeping for two hours yesterday (Dia masih tidur selama dua jam kemarin)
• We had been studying (Kita masih belajar)
• They had been doing their job since 8 o'clock last night(Mereka masih mengerjakan pekerjaan sejak pukul 7 tadi malam)
• It had been raining (ini masih hujan)
• Fatma had been cooking (Fatma masih memasak)
• Rany had been working (Rany masih bekerja)
• Bejo had been talking with bejo for three hours last week.(Bejo masih berbicara dengan Rany selama 3 jam pada minggu yang lalu)

Catatan : Bentuk singkat dari 'had been vern - ing' yaitu 'd been verb - ing. Hati-hati karena bentuk dari 'Would' juga sama 'd. Bagaimanapun juga would selalu diikuti V1(Infinitif) dan Had diikuti V3(past participle).

Kalimat Negatif

Contoh kalimat bentuk negatif :

• You had not (hadn't) been working. (Kamu sudah tidak bekerja)
• Dessy had not(hadn't) been reading a book last night. (Dessy sudah tidak membaca buku tadi malam)
• She had not been running. (Dia sudah tidak berlari)
• Linda had not been crying. (Linda sudah tidak menangis)
• My Mother had not been shopping.(Ibu sata sudah tidak berbelanja)

Kalimat Tanya (Question)

'Yes/No' Questions ?

• Had she been reading ? (Apakah dia masih membaca?)
• Had it been raining ? (Apakah masih hujan?)
• Had Bejo been watching TV ? (Apakah Bejo masih menonton TV?)
• Had She been sleeping ? (Apakah Dia masih tidur?)
• Had Linda been studying at that time ? (Apakah linda masih belajar pada waktu itu?)
• Had you been sleeping when I came to your house yesterday? (Apakah kamu masih tidur ketika saya datang kerumah mu kemarin?)

'Wh' questions

Contoh kalimat tanya dengan 'Wh' :

• How long had it been raining? (Berapa lama hujan masih terus turun?)
• How long had Zahra been watching TV? (Berapa lama zahra masih menonton TV?)
• What kind of food had you been eating yesterday ? (Makanan apa yang masih kamu makan kemarin?)
• What had you been doing for three hours last night ? (Apa yang masih kamu kerjakan selama tiga jamtadi malam?)
• How long had you been sleeping? (Berapa lama kamu masih tidur?)
• What had Rany been reading? Apa yang masih Rany baca?)

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