PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE


POSITIVE

1. Saya sudah tinggal di sana selama 5 tahun saat anak pertama saya lahir
1. I had been living there for five years when my first son was born
2. Mereka sudah bermain sepak bola selama setengah jam ketika mulai hujan
2. They had been playing football for half an hour when the rain started
3. Kita sudah menunggu selama tiga jam sebelum manajer itu memanggil kita
3. We had been waiting for three hours before the manager called us
4. Kamu sudah membaca buku saya selama tiga hari sebelum kamu mengembalikannya kepada saya
4. You had been reading the book for three days before you returned it to me

5. Dia (perempuan) sudah belajar Bahasa Jepang selama 2 tahun sebelum mereka pergi ke Jepang tahun lalu
5. She had been learning Japanese for two years before they went to Japan last year
6. Dia (laki) sudah tidur selama beberapa jam saat ayahnya membangunkannya kemarin siang
6. He had been sleeping for few hours when his father woke him up yesterday afternoon
7. Laura sudah mencari alamat itu sejak tahun lalu, sebelum ia menemukannya lewat internet
7. Laura had been looking for the address since last year, before she found it through the internet
8. Orang itu sudah bekerja di sana selama bertahun-tahun ketika ia tiba-tiba dipecat bulan lalu
8. The man had been working there for years when he was suddenly fired last month

NEGATIVE

1. Saya belum lama tinggal di sana saat banjir menghancurkan desa itu
1. I hadn't been living there for a long time when the flood destroyed the village
2. Mereka belum belajar selama beberapa jam saat terjadi gempa tadi malam
2. They hadn't been studying for few hours when there was an earth quake last night

INTERROGATIVE

1. Apakah kamu sudah bekerja di sana selama bertahun-tahun ketika manajer baru itu tiba?
1. Had you been working there for years when the new manager arrived?
2. Berapa lama kamu sudah belajar Bahasa Inggris saat kamu mendapat pekerjaan di perusahaan tambang itu?
2. How long had you been learning English when you got the job in the mining company?