THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
PATTERN / RUMUS
(+) Subject + had + been + verb-ing + object
(-) subject + had + not + been + verb-ing + object
(?) had + Subject + been + verb-ing + object
CONTOH :
(+) She had been writing a letter
(-) She had not been writing a letter
(?) had She been writing a letter ?
PENGGUNAAN
Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang telah sedang berlangsung selama jangka waktu tertentu ketika peristiwa lain terjadi di waktu lampau
Contoh :
She had been reading a magazine for an hour when I visited her last week
KETERANGAN WAKTU
- For . . . . . when = selama . . . ketika
- By last . . . . . . . = . . . . .sebelum
- . . .by yesterday = . . . . . ketika
CATATAN
- HAD digunakan untuk semua subjek yaitu I, you, we, they, he, she, it, Dicky
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