THE PAST

PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE
SUPER MARIO BROS
THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Past Perfect Continuous is used for the

duration of a single action before another
action in the past. It was interrupted by
the second action.

Past Perfect Continuous adalah bentuk waktu

yang di gunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
perbuatan atau kejadian di masa lampau yang
berlangsung sebelum terjadi peristiwa lain pada
waktu yang lampau juga.
 AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT
I
You
We
had been V1-ing
They
He
She
It
 NEGATIVE

SUBJEC
T
I
You
We
They had not been V1-ing
He
She
 INTERROGATIV
E
Subject
I
you
Had we
they
he been V1-ing
she
it
 EXAMPLE
( + ) Mario and Luigi had been jumping since 1985.
( - ) Mario and Luigi had not been jumping since 1985.
( ? ) Had Mario and Luigi been jumping since 1985 ?

( + ) They had been working as plumbers since long time ago.

( - ) They had not been working as plumbers since long time
ago.
( ? ) Had they been working as plumbers since long time ago ?

( + ) I had been playing video game since 1991.

( - ) I had not been playing video game since 1991.
( ? ) Had I been playing video game since 1991 ?

( + ) I had been finishing super mario bros game yesterday.

( - ) I had not been finishing super mario bros game yesterday.
( ? ) Had I been finishing super mario bros game yesterday ?
( + ) He had been writing the letter when I came yesterday.
( - ) He had not been writing the letter when I came yesterday.
( ? ) Had he been writing the letter when I came yesterday ?

( + ) Indra had been finishing her home work when Emmy visited him.
( - ) Indra had not been finishing her home work when Emmy visited him.
( ? ) Had Indra been finishing her home work when Emmy visited him ?

( + ) They had been going when the teacher called them yesterday.
( - ) They had not been going when the teacher called them yesterday.
( ? ) Had they been going when the teacher called them yerterday ?

( + ) I had been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.

( - ) I had not been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.
( ? ) Had I been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived ?

( + ) You had been drinking cola when my friend came to my house.

( - ) You had not been drinking cola when my friend came to my house.
( ? ) Had you been drinking cola when my friend came to my house ?
 EXERCISE 1
1.We ( sleep ) ...... for 12 hours when he woke us up.
2.They ( wait ) ..... at the station for 90 minutes when the train
finally arrived.
3.We ( look for ) ..... her ring for two hours and then we found it in
the bathroom.
4.I ( not / walk ) ...... for a long time, when it suddenly began to
rain.
5.How long ( learn / she ) ... English before she went to London ?
6.Ariel caught the flu because he ( sing ) .... in the rain too long.
7.He ( drive ) ..... less than a hour when he ran out of petrol.
8.They were very tired in the evening because they ( help ) .... on
the farm all day.
9.I ( not / work ) .... all day, so I wasn’t tired and went to the disco
at night.
10. They ( cycle ) .... all day so their legs were sore in the evening.
 ANSWER 1
1.We had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.
2.They had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the
train finally arrived.
3.We had been looking for her ring for two hours and then we
found it in the bathroom.
4.I had not been walking for a long time, when it suddenly began
to rain.
5.How long had she been learning English before she went to
London ?
6.Ariel caught the flu because he had been singing in the rain too
long.
7.He had been driving less than a hour when he ran out of petrol.
8.They were very tired in the evening because they had been
helping on the farm all day.
9.I had not been working all day, so I wasn’t tired and went to the
disco at night.
10. They had been cycling all day so their legs were sore in the
evening.
 EXERCISE 2
Change sentences form the past perpect continuous tense.
1.We are playing video games.
2.Yoshi is running in the jungle.
3.Mario and Luigi had worked in mushroom kingdom.
4.Were you visiting game store ?
5.They do not buy a new computer.
6.Peach had been written an article for about three hours.
7.We had be waited for you since 8 o’clock.
8.Had be she learning English for several hours ?
9.We had are spending our holiday in Jakarta for several days.
10. She had not be sleeping for an hour.
 ANSWER 2
1.We had been playing video games.
2.Yoshi had been running in the jungle.
3.Mario and Luigi had been working at the mushroom kingdom.
4.Had you been visiting game store ?
5.They had not been buying a new computer.
6.Peach had been writing an article for about three hours.
7.We had been waiting for you since 9 o’clock.
8.Had she been learning English for several hours ?
9.We had been spending our holiday in Jakarta for several days.
10. She had not been sleeping for an hour.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

BY : Reksa Setiawan, S.Pd.MM