I had been learning English

for three hours yesterday

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

By : Lita Oktaviantari, S.Pd.

Simple Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Digunakan untuk menceritakan suatu kejadian / aktivitas yang telah dimulai dan
sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Namun saat ini sudah
tidak terjadi lagi.
E.g. I had been making a pizza for one hour when you came yesterday morning.
(Saya telah membuat sebuah pizza selama satu jam, Ketika kamu datang pagi
kemarin)

Adverb of Time:
-Yesterday -Last day/week/month/year -before
-For -this morning -after
-Since -ever/never -all day yesterday
Formula 1
Verbal
Subject + had been + V1 (ing) + O
I had been working in hospital for two weeks last month.
You had been
We had been
They had been
She had been waiting for the bus for 3 hours when it rained.
He had been
It had been barking for two days since the owner passed away.
John had been
Formula 2
Nominal
Subject + had been + ANA (Adjective, Noun, Adverb)
I had been sad for a log time when you decided to leave me two years ago.
You had been here for two hours two days ago.
We
They
She had been my step mom for two years before she passed away.
He
It had been my favorite movie since my brother told me it was good when I was
kid.
John
Verbal
Affirmative, Negative, & Interrogative
(+) Subject + had been + V1(ing) + O
Anna had been working at the hospital for 5 months last year.
(-) Subject + had not + been + V1(ing) + O
Anna had not been working at the hospital for 5 months last year.
(?) Had + Subject + been + V1 (ing) + O ?
Had Anna been working at the hospital for 5 months last year?
Nominal
Affirmative, Negative, & Interrogative
(+) Subject + Had been + ANA
We had been her students for six months last year.
(-) Subject + Had not + been + ANA
Whe had not been her students for six months last year.
(?) Had + Subject + been + V1(ing) + ANA ?
Had we been her students for six month last year.
Exercise
Part 1_Translate into English
1. Saya telah belajar memasak masakan cina selama 2 bulan sejak saya
menikah tahun lalu.
2. Ibu saya telah mengajarkan saya membuat berbagai macam kue
Ketika saya masih kecil.
3. Dia (P) telah menunggu saya selama 2 jam kemarin siang.
4. Kami sudah tidak berbicara bhs. Inggris setelah saya pindah kesini
two years ago.
5. Mereka telah membersihkan rumah seharian sebelum tamu-tamu
itu datang seminggu yang lalu.
Exercise
Part 2. Change the sentence into Affirmative, Negative, & Interrogative.
1. The dog had been barking for a long time when the owner passed
away last month.
2. I had been buying some books before she finally came to pick me
up three hours ago.
3. Kaila had been practising singing three times before you came.
4. We had been cutting the broken leaves since the guests left
yesterday night.
5. You had been reading a newspaper for a long time after she finally
told you the news this morning.