Contoh Kalimat Past Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) The café had been using plastic straws for six months before they switched to bamboo straws. / Kafe itu telah menggunakan sedotan plastik selama enam bulan sebelum mereka beralih ke sedotan bambu.
(-) The café had not been using plastic straws for six months before they switched to bamboo straws. / Kafe itu belum enam bulan menggunakan sedotan plastik sebelum mereka beralih ke sedotan bambu.
(?) Had the café been using plastic straws for six months before they switched to bamboo straws? / Apakah kafe itu telah menggunakan sedotan plastik selama enam bulan sebelum mereka beralih ke sedotan bambu?

(+) By the time the restaurant closed, we had been chatting there for two hours. / Pada saat restoran tutup, kami sudah mengobrol di sana selama dua jam.
(-) By the time the restaurant closed, we hadn’t been chatting there for two hours. / Pada saat restoran tutup, kami belum ada dua jam mengobrol di sana.
(?) Had they been chatting at the restaurant for two hours by the time it closed? / Apakah mereka sudah mengobrol di restoran selama dua jam saat restorannya tutup?

(+) I had been swimming for forty-five minutes when it suddenly rained. / Aku telah berenang selama empat puluh lima menit ketika tiba-tiba hujan turun.
(-) I hadn’t been swimming for forty-five minutes when it suddenly rained. / Aku belum berenang selama empat puluh lima menit ketika tiba-tiba hujan turun.
(?) Had you been swimming for forty-five minutes when it suddenly rained? / Apakah kamu telah berenang selama empat puluh lima menit ketika tiba-tiba hujan turun?

(+) My uncle had been working in Thailand for three years before he returned to Indonesia. / Pamanku telah bekerja di Thailand selama tiga tahun sebelum dia kembali ke Indonesia.
(-) My uncle hadn’t been working in Thailand for three years before he returned to Indonesia. / Pamanku belum ada tiga tahun bekerja di Thailand sebelum dia kembali ke Indonesia.
(?) Had your uncle been working in Thailand for three years before he returned to Indonesia? / Apakah pamanmu telah bekerja di Thailand selama tiga tahun sebelum dia kembali ke Indonesia?

Baca juga: Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense

(+) Mrs. Fitri had been explaining the material for an hour before Tina asked a question. / Bu Fitri telah menjelaskan materinya selama satu jam sebelum Tina mengajukan pertanyaan.
(-) Mrs. Fitri hadn’t been explaining the material for an hour before Tina asked a question. / Bu Fitri belum menjelaskan materinya selama satu jam sebelum Tina mengajukan pertanyaan.
(?) Had Mrs. Fitri been explaining the material for an hour before Tina asked a question? / Apakah Bu Fitri telah menjelaskan materinya selama satu jam sebelum Tina mengajukan pertanyaan?

(+) I had been jogging for an hour when my father asked me to stop. / Aku telah jogging selama satu jam ketika ayahku memintaku untuk berhenti.
(-) I hadn’t been jogging for an hour when my father asked me to stop. / Aku belum jogging selama satu jam ketika ayahku memintaku untuk berhenti.
(?) Had you been jogging for an hour when my father asked me to stop? / Apakah kamu telah jogging selama satu jam ketika ayahmu memintamu untuk berhenti?

(+) The students had been sitting at the corner for half an hour when the teacher told them to warm up. / Para siswa telah duduk di pojokan selama setengah jam ketika gurunya memberitahu mereka untuk melakukan pemanasan.
(-) The students hadn’t been sitting at the corner for half an hour when the teacher told them to warm up. / Para siswa belum setengah jam duduk di pojokan ketika gurunya memberitahu mereka untuk melakukan pemanasan.
(?) Had the students been sitting at the corner for half an hour when the teacher told them to warm up? / Apakah para siswa telah duduk di pojokan selama setengah jam ketika gurunya memberitahu mereka untuk melakukan pemanasan?

(+) I had been redecorating my room for two hours before my mother told me to have lunch. / Aku telah mendekorasi ulang kamarku selama dua jam sebelum ibuku menyuruhku untuk makan siang.
(-) I hadn’t been redecorating my room for two hours before my mother told me to have lunch. / Aku belum mendekorasi ulang kamarku selama dua jam sebelum ibuku menyuruhku untuk makan siang.
(?) Had you been redecorating your room for two hours before your mother told you to have lunch? / Apakah kamu telah mendekorasi ulang kamarmu selama dua jam sebelum ibumu menyuruhmu untuk makan siang?