Pengertian present perfect continuous tense – Sebelum mempelajari present perfect continuous tense, pastikan anda sudah memahami present perfect tense dan present continuous tense terlebih dahulu. Pola kalimat present perfect continuous tense di dalam bahasa inggris adalah pola kalimat yang menjelaskan sebuah aktivitas/kejadian yang trjadi pada waktu lampau dan masih berlanjut sampai sekarang. Pola kalimat ini ditandai dengan penggunaan ‘has been/have been’ serta ‘verb-ing’ yang menjelaskan bahwa sebuah aktivitas masih berjalan. Untuk lebih jelasnya, perhatikan rumus dan contoh kalimat di bawah ini:
Positive statement
Dalam bentuk kalimat positive pada present perfect continuous tense kita harus memperhatikan beberapa hal, yaitu:
- Untuk subject (I, You, They, We) kita harus menggunakan ‘have been’
- Untuk subject (he, she, it) kita harus menggunakan ‘has been’
- Bentuk kata kerja selalu sama untuk semua jenis subject.
Rumus:
– S + have/has + been + VingContoh kalimat:
| Subject | Have been/Has been | verb + ing | Object/complement |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | have been | working | for two years |
| You | have been | living | here since march |
| He | has been | waiting | for you since yesterday |
| She | has been | sleeping | for an hour |
| We | have been | working | in this office since 1992 |
| They | have been | waiting | so long |
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Negative statement
Aturannya sama saja dengan pola kalimat positive, namun ditambahkan ‘not’ yang menandakan kalimat tersebut adalah kalimat negative statement.
Rumus:
– S + have/has + not + been + VingContoh kalimat:
| Subject | Have not been/has not been | Verb + ing | Object/complement |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | have not been | working | for two years |
| You | have not been | living | here since march |
| He | has not been | waiting | for you since yesterday |
| She | has not been | sleeping | for an hour |
| We | have not been | working | in this office since 1992 |
| They | have not been | waiting | so long |
Interrogative statement
Untuk pola kalimat tanya, kita hanya menukar posisi subject dengan has/have seperti yang bisa anda lihat pada contoh kalimat di bawah.
Rumus:
– Have/has + S + been + VingContoh kalimat:
| Have/has | Subject | Been | Verb + ing | Object/complement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have | I | Been | working | for two years? |
| Have | you | been | living | here since march? |
| Has | he | been | waiting | for you since yesterday? |
| Has | she | been | sleeping | for an hour? |
| Have | we | been | working | in this office since 1992? |
| Have | they | been | waiting | so long? |
