Selain untuk action (tindakan), past perfect bisa digunakan untuk:
- mengekspresikan fakta yang sudah terjadi dan masih berlangsung di satu titik di masa lampau.
Kalimat Positif:
- I/You/We/They + had been + noun
- He/She/It + had been + noun
Kalimat Negatif:
- I/You/We/They + had not (hadn’t) been + noun
- He/She/It + had not (hadn’t) been + noun
Kalimat Tanya:
- Had + I/you/we/they + been + noun?
- Had + he/she/it + been + noun?
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I had been a teacher for a year when he resigned.
= Aku sudah jadi guru selama setahun ketika dia keluar.
You had been a helpful friend before they came.
= Kamu sudah jadi sahabat yang sangat membantu sebelum mereka ada.
We had been employees for five years when the company was closed down.
= Kami sudah menjadi karyawan selama lima tahun saat perusahaan itu ditutup.
They had been friends before I meet them.
= Mereka sudah berteman sebelum aku bertemu mereka.
He had been a manager for six months when the scandal happened.
= Dia sudah jadi manajer selama enam bulan saat skandal itu terjadi.
She had been our trusted leader when she was fired.
= Dia sudah jadi pemimpin kami percayai saat dia dipecat.
I have a cat. It had been my companion before I went to college.
= Aku punya kucing. Ia sudah jadi temanku sebelum aku pergi kuliah.