Perfect contonous tense.
It is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue to the present or specific point in the future,
A. In affurmative statement
Subject + have / has + verb -ing + adverb
I have been studying english for 2 years
Saya telah belajar inggris selama 2 tahun
They have been living here since 1999
Mereka sudah tinggal di sini sejak 1999
He has been waiting for bus for 1 hour
Dia sudah menunggu bis selama 1 jam
You have been living together for 5 years
Kamu sudah hidup bersama selama 5 tahun
She has been sleeping for 5 hours.
Dia sudah tidur selama 5 jam
Ella has been teaching Math for years.
Ella telah mengajar matematika selama bertahun-tahun
B. In negative statement.
We have not been waiting for you since 2 hours
Aku sudah menunggumu sejak 2 jam
Rina has not been studying for her exam since morning.
Rina sudah tidak belajar untuk ujiannya sejak pagi
Rizky has not been playing game since morning
Rizky sudah tidak bermain game sejak pagi
We have not been searching for him everywhere.
Kita telah tidak mencarinya kemana-mana
Tina has not been cooking for the family.
Tina telah tidak memasak untuk keluarga
C in interrogative sttaement.
Have you learning English since 2000 ?
Sudah kamu belajar Bahasa sejak tahun 2000?
Have you been watching all day?
Apa yang telah kamu tonton sepanjang hari?
Have you been eating many fruits this month.
Apa kamu telah makan banyak buah bulan ini)
Has she been sleeping for 10 hours.
Apa Dia sudah tidur selama 10 jam?
Has he been working here since he graduated.
Apa Dia telah bekerja di sini sejak dia lulus.
Have we been practicing for the contest all day.
Apa kita telah berlatih untuk lomba seharian
D. Exercise.
Complete these sentences into correct
perfect tense.
Example :
I .............(stay) here for a while.
I have been staying here for a while
1. She ______ (wait) for you since morning.
2. They ______ (work) on this project for three
hours now.
3. I ______ (study) French for two years.
4. . The kids ______ (play) outside since noon.
5. We ______ (prepare) for the test all week.
6. How long ______ (you/live) here. ?
7. He ______ (work) at the company for over five
years.
8. They ______ (wait) for the bus for 30 minutes.
9. I ______ (exercise) regularly since January.
10. The teacher ______ (teach) us math for three
hours now.
11.______ (she/sing) since this morning?
12. We ______ (discuss) this topic for too long.
13. He ______ (not/sleep) well for the past few
days.
14. How long ______ (you/wait) for the doctor?
15. They ______ (talk) for hours now.
16. I______ (practice) the piano for an hour.
17. You ______ (not/read) this book for very long
18. He ______ (drive) for more than three hours.
19. They/.......... ..(look for) you since yesterday
20. We ______ (try) to solve this problem since
morning.
E. Exercise 2
Change these sentence into the correct negative and possitive.
1. John has been planning their wedding since a year ago.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
2. I have been attending drawing class all week.
(-) ..................................................................
(? ) ..................................................................
3. They have been saving their money for
vacation.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
4. We have been repairing the car for months.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
5. I have been doing something?
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
6. We have been writing novels for a long time.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
7. She has been singing in the bathroom for
hours.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
8. My grandmother has been visiting hospital
regularly.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
9. I have been watching many horror movies all
night.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
10. I have been thinking about my future since
I was child.
(-) ..................................................................
(?) ..................................................................
F. Questions and answers.
1. How long have you been studying english?
2. Have you been living together for long time?
3. Has she been working for 2 years in Japan?
4. How long have been living in Bogor?
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