Present Perfect Continous Tense

1. Susunan kalimatnya : SBJ + have/has + been + V.ing

I have been drinking a cup tea.
You have been drinking a cup tea.
She has been drinking a cup tea.
Tuty has been drinking a cup tea.

2. Tense ini gunanya untuk menyatakan :

a). Perbuatan yang dilakukan pada waktu lampau tetapi sampai sekarangmasih berlangsung.

Dalam banyak hal tense ini dapat dipakai sebagai penganti present perfect tense.

I have lived here for five years.
I have been living here for five years.

b). Suatu perbuatan yang baru saja selesai dikerjakan.

I have been drinking tea for five munites.

kata depan yang dipakai dalam tense ini ialah : for dan since.
for : selama (menyebutkan banyaknya waktu)
since : sejak, menyatakan titik saat dimulainya suatu pekerjaan.

b1). Kalimat positif.

I have been living here for five years.
She has been studying English for two months.
We have been standing here since five minutes ago.
Didi and sutrisno have been listening to radio since 3 o'clock p.m.
You have been drinking coffee for an half hour.

b2). Kalimat negatif.
Untuk membuat kalimat negatif kita letakkan "not" setelah have/has.

I have not been living here for five years.
She has not been studying English for two months.
We have not been standing here since five minutes ago.

b3). Kalimat interogatif.
Untuk membuat kalimat kita letakkan have/has sebelum subjeck atau awal kalimat.

Have I been living here for five years ?...
Has she been studying English for two months ?...
Have we been standing here since five minutes ago ?...

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