Past Perfect Continuous

Untuk mengungkapkan suatu pekerjaan atau aktifitas di masa lampau yang baru saja selesai, digunakan "past perfect continuous".


Ilustrasi dalam bahasa Indonesia.

Pada suatu pagi, Joan bangun dari tidurnya dan melihat ke arah jendela. Matahari bersinar cerah, tetapi dia lihat rumput-rumput dan pohon yang basah. Hari baru saja hujan.

Pola kalimat


S + had + been + v1 + ing + ...

Contoh:
"It had been raining today"
"Joan had been waiting all day"
"I had been working hard all day"

Perbandingan

"Present perfect continuous"
contoh:
"I hope Joan comes soon. I have been waiting for 30 minutes"
"She is very tired. She has just been running"