Senin, 16 November 2015

Present Perfect Continuous Tense



Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is generally used to express an action or event has started or has started to happen in the past and still continues today.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense pada umumnya digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang telah mulai dilakukan atau telah mulai terjadi di waktu lampau dan masih terus berlangsung sampai sekarang.
Use of Present Perfect Continuous Tense             
1.      Use to describe an event or action that started in the past and continues this day. Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan yang dimulai di masa lampau dan terus berlangsung sampai saat ini.
Example:                         
My uncle has been living in Bandung since 1970.
(Pamanku telah tinggal di Bandung sejak tahun 1970)
2.      Used to describe an event or action that began in the past and just completed at the time talking.
 Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau  perbuatan yang diawali di masa lampau dan baru saja selesai pada saat bicara.

Example:
Oh, here is my key! I‘ve been looking for it all day
(Oh, ini dia kunciku! Aku sudah mencari-carinya sepanjang hari)

Formula
NOTE
Has digunakan untuk He, She, It
Have digunakan untuk They, We, I, You
(+) S  + Has/Have + Been + V1-ing
(-)  S+ Has/Have + Not + Been + V1-ing
(?)  Has/Have + S + Been + V1-ing
Example
 (+) I have been walking for two hours
(-) I have not been walking for two hours
(?) Have you been walking for two hours?

Time Signal (Keterangan Waktu)
Time signal which is used in the form of  Present Perfect Continuous Tense is:
For...                                                                           selama...
Since...                                                                        sejak...
Lately                                                                          akhir-akhir ini
Recently                                                                     baru-baru ini
Long                                                                            lama
This week                                                                   minggu ini
The whole day                                                            sepanjang hari ini
Still                                                                             masih
Anymore                                                                     tidak lagi
Anylonger                                                                   tidak lagi




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