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Simple Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
Simple Present perfect Continous Tense
(waktu selesai sedang)
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang telah
dilakukan diwaktu lampau dan perbuatan tersebut masih terus berlangsung sampai
sekarang dan kemungkinan akan terus berlangsung sampai sekarang
dan kemungkinan akan terus
berlangsung sampai masa akan datang. Pada umumnya tense ini penggunaanya hampir
sama dengan Present Perfect Tense
Structure : Subject + have/has been + verb-ING form
Contoh :
a.
I have been living here for seven years
b.
She has been waiting for John since early in the
morning
c.
Mary has been studying French for two years
d.
Have you been waiting waiting very long? Yes, I
have
e.
Have you been waiting very long? Yes, I have
HOW LONG? = Berapa lama
How long digunakan dalam Present Perfect dan Present Perfect Continous
untuk menanyakan sudah berapa lama
suatau kejadian berlangsung
Contoh :
a.
How long have you been staying in Jakarta?
-
I have been staying in Jakarta for seven months
b.
How long has he studied
music?
-
He has studied music since 1981 up to now
c.
How long has your father been sailing?
-
My father has been sailing for more than ten
years
d.
How long have you been sick?
-
I have been sick for two weeks
e.
How long have they been discussing the matter?
-
They have been discussing the matter all day
long
How long juga digunakan dalam
Simple Past Tense untuk menanyakan lamanya suatu peristiwa berlangsung di masa
lampau tanpa ada hubungannya dengan masa sekarang. Perhatikan contoh percakapan
berikut ini :
X :
Last year I visited Bali
Y : How long did you stay there?
X : I stayed there for two weeks
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