Bentuk Kalimat | Pola (Pattern) | Contoh Kalimat |
Kalimat Positif | S + had been + Verb 4 (ing) |
They had been doing homework when I came yesterday
Ken had been smoking for 30 years when he finished it |
Kalimat Negatif | S + hadn’t been + Verb 4 (ing) | They hadn’t been doing homework when I came yesterday They had been sleeping for 6 hours when the fire happened |
Kalimat tanya (interrogative) | Had + S + been + Verb 4 (ing) | Had they been doing homework when I came yesterday ? Had jono been walking ? |
Pada kalimat Past Perfect Continuous (progresive) harus memberikan penekanan pada waktu atau jadwal yang spesifik dari sebuah aktifitas yang terjadi pada masa lampau |
a. The police had been looking for the criminal for two years before they caught him
b. Eeric finally came at six o’clock. I had been waiting for him since four-thirty |
The Past Perfect Countinuos juga bisa di buat sebagai kalimat penutup pada suatu aktivitas di masa lalu | c. When Judy got home, her hair was still wet because she had been swimming d. I went to Jane’s house after the funeral. Her eyes were red because she had been crying |