MJA | Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan aksi atau tindakkan yang sudah dimulai  di masa lalu dan terus berlanjut sampai sekarang, atau Aksi atau tindakkan yang dilakukan berulang-ulang kali hingga saat ini. Tense ini dibantu dengan Auxiliary Verb Have/Has Been.

 

Tense ini sedikit berbeda dengan Present perfect, karena pada tense ini berfokus pada proses dan hasilnya yang tidak merujuk pada waktu yang diketahui sekarang atau sebelum sekarang dan mungkin tidak selesai dalam waktu tertentu.

 

Rumusnya adalah:

 

Subject	Auxiliary Verb		Verb+ Ing	Complement
I	HAVE	BEEN	READING	THAT FAMOUS BOOK LATELY
YOU
THEY
WE
HE	HAS	BEEN
SHE
IT

 

 

Macam-macam Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

Positive

S + Have/ Has + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE (V ING) + O/C

I have been doing exercise this week

They have been losing the opportunity

She has been running

 

Negative

S + Have/ Has + Not + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE (V ING) + O/C

I have not been doing exercise this week

They have not been losing the opportunity

She has not been running

 

Introgative

Question Word/ Have/Has + S + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE (V ING) + O/C

Have you been doing the exercise?

Yes, I have                  No, I have not

 

Have they been losing the opportunity?

Yes, they have                        No, They have not

 

 

Kamu bisa menyingkat  (Contraction) Have/ Has dengan Not.

Have not = Haven’t

Has not = Hasn’t

 

 Kamu bisa cek 16 Tenses lain di sini

Thank you so much :)