past perfect continous tense

past perfect continous tense(sudah di mulai dan masih berlangsung di waktu lampau)

di gunakan untuk menunjukan perbuatan yang berlangsung terus pada waktu lampau

contoh
when i came to padang in 2000,he had already been living there about 20 years
ketika saya datang ke padang tahun 2000,ia telah sedang tinggal disana sekitar 20 tahun

rumus

i/we/they/you/she/he/it + had + been verb + ing

positif

i + had + been + studying
we+ had + been + studying
they+ had + been + studying
you+ had + been + studying

she+ had + been + studying
he+ had + been + studying
it+ had + been + studying

negatif

i + had + not + been + studying
we+ had + not + been + studying
they+ had + not + been + studying
you+ had + not + been + studying

she+ had + not + been + studying
he+ had + not + been + studying
it+ had + not + been + studying

introgative

had + i + been + studying
had + we+ been + studying
had + they+ been + studying
had + you+ been + studying

had + she+ been + studying
had + he+ been + studying
had + it+ been + studying


indikasi waktu

when = ketika