Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Kita menggunakan Present perfect continuous tense:

1.      Untuk menunjukkan suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa yang dimulai pada masa lampau (past) dan masih berlanjut atau dilakukan sampai sekarang yang menggunakan durasi waktu tertentu. Misalnya “for an hour/selama sejam, for two weeks/selama dua minggu, dll”.

Contoh:

She has been watching TV for 3 hours.

Dia telah sedang menonton TV selama 3 jam

Pada contoh di atas, “she” memulai melakukan kegiatan menonton TV “watch TV” 3 jam lalu dan hingga sekarang subject masih sedang menonton TV.

2.      Present perfect continuous tense juga bisa digunakan untuk membuat kalimat yang menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang baru saja terjadi. Biasanya pada kalimat seperti ini, sering digunakan kata “recently atau lately”.

Contoh:

I have been feeling really tired, recently.

She has been smoking too much lately

Rumus

-          KALIMAT NOMINAL

Bentuk Nominal Present Perfect Continuous sama dengan Present Perfect Tense:

(+) S + HAS/HAVE + BEEN + 3C

(-)  S + HAS/HAVE + NOT + BEEN + 3C

(?) HAS/HAVE + S + BEEN + 3C

      YES, S + HAS/HAVE.

      NO, S + HAS/HAVE + NOT.

Contoh:

(+) He has been in Pontianak.

(-)  He has not been in Pontianak.

(?) Has he been in Pontianak?

      Yes, he has.

      No, he has not.

-          KALIMAT VERBAL

(+) S + HAS/HAVE + BEEN + V_ing + O + ADVERB

(-)  S + HAS/HAVE + NOT + BEEN + V_ing + O + ADVERB

(?) HAS/HAVE + S + BEEN + V_ing + O + ADVERB

            YES, S + HAS/HAVE.

            NO, S + HAS/HAVE + NOT.

Contoh:

(+) He has been playing the computer for 3 hours.

(-)  He has not been playing the computer for 3 hours.

(?) Has he been playing the computer for 3 hours?

      Yes, he has.

      No, he has not.

(+) He has been sleeping on the floor lately.

(-)  He has not been sleeping on the floor lately.

(?) Has he been sleeping on the floor lately?

      Yes, he has.

      No, he has not.

Time Duration

-          Since         = Sejak

-          For             = Selama

Time Signal

-          So far                                = Sejauh ini

-          Ever since                       = Sejak saat ini

-          All day, all morning      = Sepanjang hari

-          Lately                                = Akhir-akhir ini

-       Recently                           = Baru-baru ini