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Rumus Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Positif (+) : S + Had + Been + Ving + O
Negatif (-) : S + Had+ Not + Been + Ving + O
Introgative (?) : Had + S + Been + Ving + O + ?

Contoh Past Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) He had been writing a letter
(-) He had not been writing a letter

(?) Had He been writing a letter?

Penggunaan:
Past perfect continuous tense digunakan untuk
mengungkapkan suatu aksi (dengan durasi waktu tertentu)
telah selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu dimasa lalu.

Contoh Kalimat:
• The labors had been demonstrating for an hour
when the manager came.

(Pekerja telah berdemonstrasi selama satu jam ketika
manager datang.)

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