Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Rumus: subject + had + been + Kata Kerja + ing Contoh: subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb + I had been working. + You had been playing tennis. - It had not been working well. - We had not been expecting her. ? Had you been drinking? ? Had they been waiting long? Kapan Kita menggunakan Past Perfect Continuous Tense? Tense ini sama pemakaiannya dengan Past Perfect Tense, namun mengekspresikan tindakan-tindakan yang lebih lama di masa lampau sebelum tindakan lain terjadi. Perhatikan: Sebuah kereta api akan berangkat jam 9. Jane mulai menunggu jam 7. Saya tiba di stasiun jam 8. Berarti… Jane had been waiting for the train for an hour. Past Perfect Tense Rumus: subject + had + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke - 3 Contoh: subject auxiliary verb main verb + I had finished my work. + You had stopped before me. - She had not gone to school. - We had not left. ? Had you arrived? ? Had they eaten dinner? Kapan kita menggunakan Past Perfect Tense? Tense ini mengekspresikan tindakan di masa lalu sebelum tindakan lain terjadi, namun kejadiannya di masa lampau. Perhatikan: The train had left when we arrived at 9 am. (Mungkin kereta apinya berangkat jam 8:45)