Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Rumus:

subject

+

had

+

been

+

Kata Kerja + ing

Contoh:

	subject	auxiliary verb		auxiliary verb	main verb
+	I	had		been	working.
+	You	had		been	playing	tennis.
-	It	had	not	been	working	well.
-	We	had	not	been	expecting	her.
?	Had	you		been	drinking?
?	Had	they		been	waiting	long?

Kapan Kita menggunakan Past Perfect Continuous Tense?

Tense ini sama pemakaiannya dengan Past Perfect Tense, namun mengekspresikan tindakan-tindakan yang lebih lama di masa lampau sebelum tindakan lain terjadi.

Perhatikan:

Sebuah kereta api akan berangkat jam 9. Jane mulai menunggu jam 7. Saya tiba di stasiun jam 8. Berarti…
Jane had been waiting for the train for an hour.