PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS TENSE

Adalah kalimat yang di gunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang telah dimulai di waktulampau dan masih terus berlanjut hingga saat dinyatakan.

Jika kita perhatikan dari susunan kalimatnya. Kalimat ini merupakan kalimat perpaduan antara kalimat perfect dan kalimat continuous. Hanya saja pada kalimat ini tobe yang dipakai menggunakan been.

Formulanya sebagai beikut:

( + ) kalimat positive                              (S + Have/Has + been + V_ing + O + adverb)

( - ) kalimat negative                              ( S + Have/Has+ Not + been + V_ing + O + Adverb )

( ? ) kalimat introgative                         ( Have/Has + S + been +V_ing + O + Adverb )

( -? ) kalimat negative introgative        (Have/Has + Not + S + been +V_ing + O + Adverb)

Examples:

(+) I have been watching Dragon Ball Cartoon for two hours.    

(-)  I have not been watching Dragon Ball Cartoon for two hours.

(?) Have I been watching Dragon Ball Cartoon for two hours?

(-?)Haven’t I been watching Dragon Ball Cartoon for two hours?

(+) You have been gone to school since 07.00 o’clock.

(-)  You haven’t been gone to school since 07.00 o’clock.

(?)  Have you been gone to school since 07.00 o’clock?

(-?) Haven’t you been gone to school since 07.00 o’clock?

(+)We have been gone home from school since 10.00 o’clock.

(-) We haven’t been gone home from school since 10.00 o’clock.

(?) Have we been gone home from school since 10.00 o’clock?

(-?)Haven’t we been gone home from school since 10.00 o’clock?

(+) They played football yesterday.

(-) They didn’t play football yesterday.

(?) Did they play football yesterday?

(-?) Didn’t they play football yesterday?

(+) He ate fried rice yesterday.

(-)He didn’t eat fried rice yesterday.

(?) Did he eat fried rice yesterday?

(-?)Didn’t He eat fried rice yesterday?

      (+) She drank a glass of orange juice yesterday.

(-) She didn’t drink a glass of orange juice yesterday.

(?) Did she drink a glass of orange juice yesterday?

(-?) Didn’t she drink a glass of orange juice yesterday?

(+)   It ate fried rice last Sunday.

(-)   It did not eat fried rice last Sunday.

(?)   Did it eat fried rice last Sunday?

(-?) Did not it eat fried rice last Sunday?

Catatan :

• Untuk kalimat Nominal seharusnya di gandeng dengan kalimat verbal agar maknanya lebih bisa di mengerti namun agar anda dapat membedakannya anda juga bisa tambahi sendiri.