PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Introduction

Bentuk ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang dimulai di waktu lampau dan masih berlanjut hingga sekarang, atau baru saja selesai

Formula and Example

Present perfect continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb have atau has, been dan present participle (v1-ing). Have digunakan untuk I, you, they, we, sedangkan has untuk he, she, it, dan orang ketiga tunggal.

Jenis Kalimat

Formula Example

Positive(+)

S + have/has + been + V1ing/present participle She has been drivingThe toddlers have been sleeping

Negative(-)

S + have/has + not + been + V1ing/present participle She has not been drivingThe toddlers haven’t been sleeping

Interrogative(?)

have/has + S + been + V1ing/present participle Has she been drivingHave the toddlers been sleeping

Other Example

I’ve been waiting for an hour and he still hasn’t turned up

Keterangan Waktu yang Digunakan

For, Since, Long, How long, The whole day, All the morning

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