THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

PATTERN / RUMUS

(+)subject + have / has + been + verb-ing +  object

(-)subject + have / has + not + been + verb-ing +  object

(?)have / has + subject + been + verb-ing +  object + ?

Contoh

(+) Dicky has been reading a novel

(-)Dicky has not been reading a novel

(?)has Dicky been reading a novel ?

PENGGUNAAN

Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang dimulai pada masa lampau dan masih berlangsung sampai sekarang

Contoh

• We has been studying English at UNNES since last week until now
• He has been waiting for you for three hours

KETERANGAN WAKTU

• For= selama
• Since = sejak
• How long (?) = berapa lama ?

CATATAN

1. Untuk penggunaan kata kerja bantu

• Have untuk subject I, you, we, they
• Has untuk subject he, she, it, dicky

2. Untuk penggunaan verb-ing sama dengan aturan yang sudah saya bahas di PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE