PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE ialah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa dimasa lampau yang akan sudah sedang berlangsung.

                         

Pattern:

(+) S+ WOULD/ SHOULD+ HAVE+ BEEN+ V1-ING

(-) S+ WOULD/ SHOULD+ HAVE+ BEEN+ V1-ING

(?) WOULD/ SHOULD+ S+ HAVE+ BEEN+ V1-ING?

Examples:

(+) they would have been waiting for me for two hours

(-) they would not have been waiting for me for two hours

(?) would they have been waiting for me for two hours?

(+) I should have been teaching English at school for 4 years

(-) I shouldn’t have been teaching English at school for 4 years

(?) should I have been teaching English at school for 4 years?

Time Signal:

By last Christmas(menjelang natal yang lalu)

By the end of this month(menjelang akhir bulan ini)