Present Prefect Continuous Tense atau adalah kalimat yang menyatakan perbuatan yang dimulai pada waktu lampau dan masih berlangsung sekarang/ berkesinambungan.
Rumus :
| PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE |
| (+) I/ We/ You/ They + have + been + infi nitive (V1) + ing |
| He/ She/ It + has + been + Infinitive (V1) + Ing |
| (-) I/we/you/they + have not (haven't) been + infinitive + ing |
| He/she/it has not (hasn't) been + infinitive (V1) + ing |
| (?) Have + I/we/you/they + been + infinitive (V1) + ing |
| Has + he/she/it + been + infinitive (V1) + ing |
| S | have/has | been | V1+ing |
| I | studying | ||
| You | |||
| They | have | waiting | |
| We | been | ||
| He | reading | ||
| She | has | ||
| It |
a. Kalimat Positif (Positive)
Kalimat positive pada Present Prefect Continuous Tense maka have/has diletakkan setelah Object dan sebelum kata been.
Example :
(+) He has been staying in Bandung for a long time = Dia sudah lama tinggal di Bandung (maksudnya hingga sekarang dia masih tinggal di Bandung)
(+) She has been writing letter = Dia telah sedang menulis surat (maksudnya hingga dibicarakan dia masih sedang menulis surat)
(+) You have been studying English = Kamu telah sedang belajar bahasa Inggris (maksudnya hingga sekarang dia masih belajar bahasa Inggris :)
(+) We have been going to school = Kami sudah pergi kesekolah.
(+) It has been swimming = Dia telah sedang berenang.
(+) I have been waiting here since morning = Saya telah sedang menunggu disini sejak pagi.
b. Kalimat Negatif (Negative)
Kalimat negative pada Present Prefect Continuous Tense maka have/has ditambahkan not atau n't : have not (haven't) / has not (hasn't)
Example :
(-) He hasn't been studying English for a long time = Dia tidak belajar bahasa Inggris sejak lama.
(-) We haven't been going to lecture = Saya tidak pergi kuliah
(-) I have not been waiting here since morning = Saya tidak menunggu disini semenjak pagi.
(-) She hasn't been staying at my house this year. = saya belum tinggal dirumah saya tahun ini.
(-) (+) I haven't been waiting for you since 5 years = Saya sudah tidak menunggu kamu sejak lima tahun
c. Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative)
Kalimat Interrogative pada Present Prefect Continuous Tense maka have/has diletakkan didepan Object.
(?) Has she been staying at her house this year? = Apakah dia telah tidak tinggal dirumahnya tahun ini?
| (+) I/ We/ You/ They + have + been + infi nitive (V1) + ing |
| He/ She/ It + has + been + Infinitive (V1) + Ing |
Kalimat positive pada Present Prefect Continuous Tense maka have/has diletakkan setelah Object dan sebelum kata been.
Example :
(+) He has been staying in Bandung for a long time = Dia sudah lama tinggal di Bandung (maksudnya hingga sekarang dia masih tinggal di Bandung)
(+) She has been writing letter = Dia telah sedang menulis surat (maksudnya hingga dibicarakan dia masih sedang menulis surat)
(+) You have been studying English = Kamu telah sedang belajar bahasa Inggris (maksudnya hingga sekarang dia masih belajar bahasa Inggris :)
(+) We have been going to school = Kami sudah pergi kesekolah.
(+) It has been swimming = Dia telah sedang berenang.
(+) I have been waiting here since morning = Saya telah sedang menunggu disini sejak pagi.
b. Kalimat Negatif (Negative)
| (-) I/we/you/they + have not (haven't) been + infinitive + ing |
| He/she/it has not (hasn't) been + infinitive (V1) + ing |
Kalimat negative pada Present Prefect Continuous Tense maka have/has ditambahkan not atau n't : have not (haven't) / has not (hasn't)
Example :
(-) He hasn't been studying English for a long time = Dia tidak belajar bahasa Inggris sejak lama.
(-) We haven't been going to lecture = Saya tidak pergi kuliah
(-) I have not been waiting here since morning = Saya tidak menunggu disini semenjak pagi.
(-) She hasn't been staying at my house this year. = saya belum tinggal dirumah saya tahun ini.
(-) (+) I haven't been waiting for you since 5 years = Saya sudah tidak menunggu kamu sejak lima tahun
c. Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative)
| (?) Have + I/we/you/they + been + infinitive (V1) + ing |
| Has + he/she/it + been + infinitive (V1) + ing |
Kalimat Interrogative pada Present Prefect Continuous Tense maka have/has diletakkan didepan Object.
(?) Has she been staying at her house this year? = Apakah dia telah tidak tinggal dirumahnya tahun ini?
(?) Have you been waiting here for a long time? = Apakah kamu telah lama menunggu?
(?) Have you been working for this company over nine years? = Apakah dia sudah bekerja pada perusahaan itu selama lebih dari sembilan tahun?
(?) Has she been studying Arabic for over two years? = Apakah dia sudah mempelajari bahasa Arab selama lebih dari dua tahun?
| Time Signal atau Tanda waktu yang sering dipergunakan : |
| for = selama |
| since = sejak |
| long = lamanya |
| how long = beberapa lama |
| the whole day = sepanjang hari |
| since seven o'clock (sejak jam 7) |
| for over five years = selama lebih dari lima tahun |
