Past Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu tindakan yang di mulai di masa lalu dan berlangsung sampai tindakan lain yang terjadi di masa lampau.
Rumus Verbal
(+) S+Had+Been+Verb-ing+O
(-) S+Had+Not+Been+Verb-ing+O
(?) Had+S+Been+Verb-ing+O
Examples:
(+) I had been writing my paper for two hours when I had a test.
(-) I had not been writing my paper for two hours when I had a test.
(?) Had I been writing my paper for two hours when I had test?
(+) She had been continuing her study when she came from Yogyakarta.
(-) She had not been continuing her study when she came from Yogyakarta.
(?) Had she been continuing her study when she came from Yogyakarta?
(+) Indra and Indro had been accomplishing their thesis when they were in Indonesia
(-) Indra and Indro had not been accomplishing their thesis when they were in Indonesia
(?) Had Indra and Indro been accomplishing their thesis when they were in Indonesia?
Time Signal
- when
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