Present Perfect Continuous Tense

 

Penggunaan Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Present Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan:

1. Tindakan yang dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlangsung sampai sekarang.
   • Example: I have been studying for three hours.
2. Tindakan yang telah selesai tetapi masih memiliki dampak atau relevansi saat ini.
   • Example: She has been working hard, so she is tired now.
3. Menyatakan durasi atau periode waktu dari suatu aktivitas yang berlangsung hingga saat ini.
   • Example: They have been living in this city for five years.

Rumus:

• Positif (Verbal): Subject + has/have been + Verb-ing + Object
  • Example: He has been studying English.
• Negatif (Verbal): Subject + has/have not been + Verb-ing + Object
  • Example: He has not been studying English.
• Pertanyaan (Verbal): Has/Have + Subject + been + Verb-ing + Object?
  • Example: Has he been studying English?

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Latihan Soal Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

A. Lengkapi kalimat di bawah ini dengan "has been" atau "have been" dan bentuk kata kerja yang sesuai (Verb-ing):

1. I ________ (read) this book for two weeks.
2. She ________ (not/clean) the house since last month.
3. They ________ (work) on this project for a long time.
4. We ________ (not/exercise) regularly this year.
5. He ________ (study) for his exams all week.

B. Ubah kalimat-kalimat berikut menjadi negatif:

1. She has been practicing the piano.
   → ____________________________
2. They have been studying for the test.
   → ____________________________
3. He has been painting the house.
   → ____________________________

C. Ubah kalimat-kalimat berikut menjadi pertanyaan:

1. You have been waiting for the bus.
   → ____________________________
2. They have been playing football.
   → ____________________________
3. She has been learning French.
   → ____________________________

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Kunci Jawaban:

A.

1. have been reading
2. has not been cleaning
3. have been working
4. have not been exercising
5. has been studying

B.

1. She has not been practicing the piano.
2. They have not been studying for the test.
3. He has not been painting the house.

C.

1. Have you been waiting for the bus?
2. Have they been playing football?
3. Has she been learning French?