PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Past
perfect continuous tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa yang telah dimulai dan masih
berlangsung di masa lampau.
1.
Bentuk
Verbal
Rumus:
Kalimat
Aktif (+)
|
S (I/You/They/We/She/He/It) + had + been +
Verb-1 + ing
|
Kalimat
Negatif (-)
|
S (I/You/They/We/She/He/It) + had + not +
been + Verb-1 + ing
|
Kalimat
Tanya (?)
|
Had + S (I/You/They/We/She/He/It) + been +
Verb-1 + ing?
|
Contoh:
Kalimat
Aktif (+)
·
I had been working at hospital for two
years
Saya
sudah bekerja di rumah sakit selama dua tahun
·
She had been collecting money about eight
months
Dia
sudah mengumpulkan uang sekitar delapan bulan
·
They had been living in Manila for one
year
Mereka
telah tinggal disini selama satu tahun
·
We had been waiting you for thirty minutes
Kami
sudah menunggu mu selama tiga puluh menit
Kalimat Negatif (-)
·
I had not been working at hospital for two
years
Saya
tidak bekerja di rumah sakit selama dua tahun
·
She had not beencollecting money about
eight months
Dia
tidak mengumpulkan uang sekitar delapan bulan
·
They had not been living in Manila for one
year
Mereka
tidak tinggal disini selama satu tahun
·
We had not been waiting you for thirty
minutes
Kami
tidak menunggu mu selama tiga puluh menit
Kalimat Tanya (?)
·
Had I been working at hospital for two
years?
Apakah
saya sudah bekerja di rumah sakit selama dua tahun?
·
Had she collecting money about eight
months?
Apakah
dia sudah mengumpulkan uang sekitar delapan bulan?
·
Had they been living in Manila for one
year?
Apakah
mereka telah tinggal disini selama satu tahun?
·
Had we been waiting you for thirty
minutes?
Apakah
kami sudah menunggu mu selama tiga puluh menit?
2.
Fungsi
Kalimat Past Perfect Continuous Tense
a. Menunjukan
suatu perbuatan yang dimulai pada masa lampau dan masih berlangsung terus
sampai pada saat tertentu di masa lampau juga.
Contoh:
·
Sindy had been working for two hours when
Intan came = Sindy sudah (sedang)
berkerja selama dua jam ketika Intan datang
·
She had been studying very hard for a
month before she entered the examination = Dia
sudah (sedang) belajar dengan sangat giat selama satu bulan sebelum memasuki
ujian
·
They have been waiting for you half an
hour when he arrived at the airport = Mereka
sudah (sedang) menunggu selama satu setengah jam ketika dia tiba di bandara
·
Two children had been playing in the
garden the whole morning before their father called them = Dua anak itu sudah (sedang) bermain di kebun sepanjang pagi sebelum
ayah mereka memanggil mereka
3.
Kata
kerja ditambah “ing” pada Kalimat Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Infinitive
|
Kata
kerja ditambah “ing”
|
Arti
|
to
work
|
Working
|
Bekerja
|
to
say
|
Saying
|
Berkata
|
to
run
|
Running
|
Berlari
|
to
die
|
Dying
|
Mati
|
to
shoot
|
Shooting
|
Menembak
|
4.
Keterangan
Waktu yang Biasa Digunakan dalam Past Perfect Continuous Tense
·
When =
Ketika
·
Until =
Sampai
SUMBER:
1988. Kamus Lengkap Bahasa Inggris – Bahasa
Indonesia, Surabaya. Penerbit INDAH.