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• He had been reading a book for half an hour when you
called me last night.
Ia masih membaca buku setengah jam ketika Anda
menelponku tadi malam/Ia telah sedang membaca buku
setengah jam ketika Anda menelponku tadi malam.
Kalimat Negatif (Negative Sentence)
• He had not been reading a book for half an hour when you
called me last night.
Ia masih belum membaca buku setengah jam ketika Anda
menelponku tadi malam/Ia belum sedang membaca buku
setengah jam ketika Anda menelponku tadi malam.
Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative Sentence)
• Had he been reading a book for half an hour when you called
me last night?
Apakah ia masih membaca buku setengah jam ketika Anda
menelponku tadi malam?Apakah Ia telah sedang membaca
buku setengah jam ketika Anda menelponku tadi malam?
2. Jawaban untuk kalimat tanya dapat menggunakan “yes” atau “no”:
• Had he been reading a book for half an hour when you called
me last night?
Apakah ia masih membaca buku setengah jam ketika Anda
menelponku tadi malam?
Long answer:
• Yes, he had been reading a book for half an hour
when you called me last night?
Ya, ia masih membaca buku setengah jam ketika
Anda menelponku tadi malam.
• No, he had not been reading a book for half an hour
when you called me last night.
Tidak, Ia masih belum membaca buku setengah jam
ketika Anda menelponku tadi malam/Ia belum
sedang membaca buku setengah jam ketika Anda
menelponku tadi malam.
Short answer:
• Yes, he had
Ya.
• No, he hadn’t.
Tidak.
COMPLETE ENGLISH GRAMMAR 185

