Past Future Continuous Tense
Past future continuous tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk menyatakan aksi atau situasi imajiner yang sedang berlangsung apabila unreal condition-nya terpenuhi (present continuous conditional ~ conditional sentence type 2 dengan continuous tense).
Rumus Past Future Continuous Tense
Past future continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb would ataushould dan be, dan present participle. Secara umum future continuous tense umumnya hanya terjadi pada aksi berupa dynamic verb, tidak stative verb karena umumnya hanya dynamic verb yang memiliki bentuk continuous
| Jenis Kalimat | Rumus | Contoh Past Future Continuous Tense |
|---|---|---|
| positif (+) | S + would be + V1-ing/present participle | He would be working |
| We would be studying | ||
| negatif (-) | S + would + not + be + V1-ing/present participle | He wouldn’t be working |
| We wouldn’t be studying | ||
| interogatif (?) | Would + S + be + V1-ing/present participle | Would he be working |
| Would we be studying |
Beberapa Contoh Kalimat Past Future Continuous Tense
| Contoh Kalimat Past Future Continuous Tense | Fact |
|---|---|
| I would be attending the conference if I was in Jakarta. (Saya akan sedang menghadiri konferensi tersebut jika saya ada di Jakarta.) | but I’m not in Jakarta (tapi saya tidak di Jakarta) |
| We would be doing some soil tests if you brought soil samples. (Kita akan sedang melakuan beberapa tes tanah jika kamu membawa contoh tanah.) | but you doesn’t bring soil samples (tapi kamu tidak membawa contoh tanah) |
| Would you be having breakfast if you had at least 2 slices of bread? (Apakah kamu akan sedang sarapan kalau kamu punya setidaknya dua potong roti?) | but you have no bread (tapi kamu tidak punya roti) |
| If she came, the show would be taking place smoothly. (Jika dia datang, pertunjukkan akan berjalan dengan lancar.) | but she doesn’t come (tapi dia tidak datang)se ini bermanfaat dan mohon maaf jika ada kekurangan. |
References:
- Continuous Conditionals. http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/continuousconditional.html. Accessed on July 10, 2015.
- Present Continuous Conditional. http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/present-continuous-conditional/. Accessed on July 10, 2015.
- Purnama, Puji. (2012). Melahap 16 English Tenses Semudah Makan Fastfood. Yogyakarta: New Diglossia.
- Hanafi, Tommy. (2011). Pasti Cepat Bisa 16 Tenses. Yogyakarta: Javalitera.
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