Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kegiatan/peristiwa yang telah dimulai di waktu lampau dan sekarang masih berlangsung dan akan tetap berlangsung.

Kalimat Positif

S(I/You/We/They) + have + been + V1 + ing

S(He/She/It) + has + been + V1 + ing

Contoh:

They have been studying English for 5 years.

She has been teaching English since 1997.

John has been staying in Indonesia since 10 days ago.

Kalimat Negatif

S(I/You/We/They) + have + not + been + V1 +ing

S(He/She/It) + has + not + been + V1 + ing

Contoh:

They haven’t been studying English for 5 years.

She hasn’t been teaching English since 1997.

John hasn’t been staying in Indonesia since 10 days ago.

Kalimat Interogatif

Have + S(I/You/We/They) + been + V1 + ing

Has + S(He/She/It) + been + V1 + ing

Contoh:

Have they been studying English for 5 years?

Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.

Has she been teaching English since 1997?

Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.

Has John been staying in Indonesia since 10 days ago?

Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.

By : tatank,