√ Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Penjelasan, Pola Kalimat, Soal

Present Perfect Continuous Tense – Penjelasan, Contoh Kalimat, Soal – Dalam Present Tense, terdapat beberapa bab Tenses yang lain, menyerupai Simple Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense, Present Perfect Tense, dan Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Jika sebelumnya kita sudah membahas tiga bab dari Present Tense, kali ini kita akan berguru wacana Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Berikut yaitu penjelasan, pola kalimat, dan soal Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Pengertian Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense yaitu tense yang dipakai untuk menyatakan suatu aksi, aktivitas, atau insiden yang telah dikerjakan di masa kemudian dan masih ada kemungkinan untuk dilanjutkan di masa kini (sekarang).

Pola Kalimat:

(+) Subject + have/ has + been + Verb-ing

(-) Subject + have/ has + not + been + Verb-ing

(?) Have/ has + Subject + been + Verb-ing + ?

Contoh Kalimat:

(+) I have been studying in this university since three years ago.

(Saya telah masih berguru di universitas ini semenjak tiga tahun lalu)

(-) They have not been working in this office since last month.

(Mereka sudah tidak bekerja di kantor ini semenjak bulan lalu)

(?) Has your uncle been teaching in this school since last year?

(Apakah pamanmu telah masih mengajar di sekolah ini semenjak tahun lalu?)

Fungsi Present Perfect Continuous Tense

1) Kita memakai Present Perfect Continuous Tense untuk menyatakan sebuah agresi (jangka panjang) yang dimulai di masa kemudian dan gres saja selesai.

Contoh kalimat:

• You are out of breath. Have you been running?

(Napasmu terengah – engah. Apakah kau gres saja berlari?)

• That man over there is bright red. I think he has been sunbathing.

(Pria yang berada di sana kulitnya terlihat merah. Saya pikir ia gres saja berjemur)

• Why are your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing?

(Kenapa pakaianmu sangat kotor? Apa yang telah kau lakukan?)

• I have been talking to Jimmy about your problem and he said he will help you.

(Saya telah berbicara kepada Jimmy mengenai masalahmu dan ia bilang ia akan membantumu)

2) Kita juga memakai Present Perfect Continuous Tense untuk menanyakan atau menyatakan sberapa usang sesuatu telah terjadi. Kali ini insiden atau situasi dimulai di masa kemudian dan masih terjadi atau gres saja berhenti.

Contoh kalimat:

• How long have you been learning English?

(Berapa usang kau telah berguru Bahasa Inggris?)

• They have been waiting here for over an hour.

(Mereka telah menunggu di sini lebih dari satu jam)

• I have been watching television since 2 o’clock.

(Saya telah menonton televisi semenjak jam 2 tepat)

• Zayn has not been feeling very well recently.

(Zayn telah merasa tidak baik akhir-akhir ini)

• Have you been working hard today?

(Apakah kau telah bekerja keras hari ini?)

3) Selain itu, kita juga sanggup memakai Present Perfect Continuous Tense (dengan kata ‘how long’, ‘for’, dan ‘since’) untuk agresi atau acara yang telah diulang-ulang.

Contoh kalimat:

• She has been playing tennis since she was eight.

(Dia telah bermain tennis semenjak ia berumur delapan tahun)

• How long have you been smoking?

(Berapa usang kau telah merokok?)

• They have not been visiting me since last Monday yet.

(Mereka belum mengunjungi saya semenjak Senin yang lalu)

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Soal:

I. Read the situation and then write a sentence with the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Example:

Jimmy is out of breath. (he/ run)

– He has been running.

1. Winda is very tired. (she/ work/ hard)

– …………………………………………………………….

2. Bobby has a black eye and Dimas has a cut lip. (Bobby and Dimas/ fight)

– ……………………………………………………………..

3. Chintia has just come back from the beach. She is very tired. (she/ lie/ in the sun)

– ………………………………………………………………

4. John is hot and tired. (he/ play/ tennis)

– ……………………………………………………………….

5. The little boy’s eyes are red and watery. (he/ cry)

– ……………………………………………………………….

II. Say how long something has been happening by a making sentence.

Example:

It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago.

– It has been raining for two hours.

6. Kevin is studying. He began studying one hour ago.

– He ……………………………………….. for one hour.

7. I am learning French. I started learning French in November.

– I …………………………………………… since November.

8. Anna is looking for a job. She began looking two months ago.

– ……………………………………………… for two months.

9. Mary is working in London. She started working there on 18 February.

– ……………………………………………… since 18 February.

10. Phillip smokes. He started smoking three years ago.

– ………………………………………………. for three years.

Kunci Jawaban:

I.

1. She has been working hard.

2. Bobby and Dimas have been fighting.

3. She has been lying in the sun.

4. He has been playing tennis.

5. He has been crying.

II.

6. He has been studying for one hour.

7. I have been learning French since November.

8. She has been looking for a job for two months.

9. She has been working since 18 February.

10. He has been smoking for three years.

Demikianlah penjelasan, pola kalimat, dan soal Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Semoga klarifikasi di atas sanggup dipahami dengan baik dan bermanfaat. Terima kasih.