A. Use present perfect continuous for the sentences below. 1. The children are playing football in the yard right now. They (play) .... for almost two hours. They must be getting tired. 2. Diana is talking on the phone. He (talk) .... on the phone for over a half an hour. He should hang up soon. Long distance is expensive. 3. I'm trying to study. I (try) .... to study for the last hour, but I always interrupted by something. B. Complete the sentences using PRESENT PERFECT or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. 1. It (snow) .... all day. I wonder when it will stop. 2. A : Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 2 is on at the Cineplex. (you see) .... it? B : No, not yet. Shall we go? I (look forward) .... to see it for ages. 3. We (have) .... three major big flood so far this rainy day. I wonder how many more we will have. 4. It's ten p.m. I (study) .... for two hours and probably won't finish until midnight. 5. A : I (call) .... Tina all day, but there's no reply. B: I expect she (go) .... swimming with her friends. 6. The phone (ring) .... four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate. 7. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he (play) .... in the mud 8. I (live) .... here since last March. 9. The phone (ring) .... for almost a minute. Why doesn't someone answer it? 10. A : What's the matter? You look really tired! B: I am! I (study)... all day, and I (not finish).... yet.

Kelas: 11 SMA Topik: Perfecting Perfect Tenses Hello Fentisyah, Berikut ini penjelasan jawaban dari pertanyaan kamu: A. Use present perfect continuous for the sentences below. Kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense, yang artinya kejadiannya sudah dimulai dari bebrapa waktu sebelumnya dan sampai sekarang masih berlangsung. Pola kalimatnya: S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O Notes: - Have untuk: They, We, I, You, subjek jamak. - Has untuk: She, He, It, subjek tunggal. Pembahasan jawaban: 1. The children are playing football in the yard right now. They (play) .... for almost two hours. They must be getting tired. - have been playing, karena subjeknya adalah They. 2. Diana is talking on the phone. He (talk) .... on the phone for over a half an hour. He should hang up soon. Long distance is expensive. - has been talking, karena subjeknya adalah He. 3. I'm trying to study. I (try) .... to study for the last hour, but I always interrupted by something. - have been trying, karena subjeknya I. B. Complete the sentences using PRESENT PERFECT or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. Kalimat Present Perfect Tense menyatakan bahwa suatu kegiatan sudah/telah selesai terjadi, kalimat ini memiliki pola: S + have/has + V3. Pembahasan jawaban: 1. It (snow) .... all day. I wonder when it will stop. Jawab: It has been snowing all day. Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "all day" (sepanjang waktu), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 2. A: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 2 is on at the Cineplex. (you see) .... it? B: No, not yet. Shall we go? I (look forward) .... to see it for ages. Jawab: - Have you seen it? (Sudahkah kamu menontonnya?) Present Perfect Tense - I have been looking forward to see it for ages. Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "for ages" (sudah lama/bertahun-tahun), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 3. We (have) .... three major big floods so far this rainy day. I wonder how many more we will have. Jawab: We have had three major big floods so far this rainy day. Kalimat Present Perfect Tense, karena berarti telah. 4. It's ten p.m. I (study) .... for two hours and probably won't finish until midnight. Jawab: I have been studying for two hours Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "for two hours" (selama dua jam), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 5. A: I (call) .... Tina all day, but there's no reply. B: I expect she (go) .... swimming with her friends. Jawab: - I've been calling Tina all day. Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "all day" (sepanjang waktu), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense. - I expect she has gone swimming with her friends. (telah pergi) Present Perfect Tense. 6. The phone (ring) .... four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate. Jawab: The phone has rung four times in the last hour (sudah berdering 4 kali) Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "four times in the last hour" (empat kali dalam satu jam terakhir), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Tense. 7. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he (play) .... in the mud. Jawab: The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he has played in the mud. Kalimat Present Perfect Tense, karena berarti telah. 8. I (live) .... here since last March. Jawab: I've been living here since last March. Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "since last March" (sejak Maret lalu), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense, yang artinya dia tinggal di sana sejak akhir Maret hingga sekarang. 9. The phone (ring) .... for almost a minute. Why doesn't someone answer it? Jawab: The phone has been ringing for almost a minute. Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "for almost a minute" (selama hampir satu menit), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 10. A: What's the matter? You look really tired! B: I am! I (study)... all day, and I (not finish).... yet. Jawab: - I have been studying all day Ada penanda waktu (time signal) "all day" (sepanjang waktu), yang merupakan penanda kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense. - I haven't finished yet. (Aku belum selesai) Present Perfect Tense. Semoga penjelasannya mudah dipahami ya, terus gunakan Roboguru sebagai teman belajar kamu. Terima kasih.