55. Mengenali 'Past Perfect Continuous tense' bagi 'non-action verb'

Mengenali 'Past Perfect Continuous tense' bagi 'non-action verb'

'Past Perfect Continuous tense' biasanya tidak ujud bagi 'non-action verb' (begitu juga lain-lain 'Continuous tense').

Contohnya :

English (non-action verb - infinitive)	Melayu (perkataan dasar)	English - Correct use	Melayu - betul	English - Wrong use	Melayu	Catitan
Hope	Harap	I hoped	Saya harap	I had been hoping	-	-
Want	Mahu	I wanted a coffee	Saya mahu kopi	I had been wanting coffee	-
believe	Percaya	I believed you are right	Saya percaya awak benar	I had been believing you are right	-	-
Belong	Kepunyaan	Does this pen belong to you ?	Adakah pen ini kepunyaan awak ?	Had this pen been belonging to you ?	-	-
Seem	Nampaknya	It seemed wrong	Ia nampaknya salah	It had been seeming wrong	-	-
hear	Dengar	I didn't hear anything	Saya tidak dengar apa-apa	I had not hearing anything	-	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	I had a car	Saya mempunyai sebuah kereta	I had been having a car	-	-
Look	Kelihatan	She looked pretty	Dia kelihatan cantik	she had been looking pretty	-	-

Perkataan 'hope' adalah 'non-action verb'. Oleh itu ia tidak boleh dijadikan 'Perfect Continuous'. Perkataan 'hoping' yang dijadikan 'Perfect Continuous' selalu diucapkan oleh penutur bukan 'native' tetapi ia sebenarnya salah dari segi nahu bahasa Inggeris.

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Bagaimanapun, sesetengah 'non-action verb' boleh jadi 'action verb' dan boleh dijadikan 'Past Perfect Continuous'.

Contohnya :

Dalam bentuk aktif :

English (infinitive)	Melayu (perkataan dasar)	Verb type	English	Melayu	English	Melayu	Catitan
Think	Fikir	Non-action verb	Think	Fikir	I think that coffee is great	Saya fikir kopi itu sangat sedap	-
Think	Fikir	Non-action verb	Had been thinking	Sedang berfikir	I had been thinking about my next holiday	Saya sedang berfikir tentang cuti saya yang akan datang	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Non-action verb	Has/have	Mempunyai	I have a car	Saya mempunyai sebuah kereta	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Non-action verb	Had been having	Sedang mempunyai	I had been having a break	Saya sedang berehat	(Tiada perkataan 'hasing')
See	Faham	Non-action verb	See	Faham	I see what you mean	Saya faham maksud awak
See	Jumpa	Non-action verb	Had been seeing	Sedang berjumpa	I had been seeing him	Saya sedang jumpa dia sekarang	-
Taste	Rasa	Non-action verb	Taste	Rasa	This soup tastes great	Sup ini rasanya hebat	-
Taste	Rasa	Non-action verb	Had been tasting	Sedang merasa	The chef had been tasting the soup	Tukang masak itu sedang merasa sup itu	-

Dalam bentuk negatif :

English (infinitive)	Melayu (perkataan dasar)	Verb type	English	Melayu	English	Melayu	Catitan
Think	Fikir	Non-action verb	Think	Fikir	I think that coffee is not great	Saya fikir kopi itu tidak sedap sangat	-
Think	Fikir	Action verb	Had not been thinking	Tidak sedang memikirkan	I had not been thinking about my next holiday	Saya tidak sedang memikirkan tentang cuti saya yang akan datang	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Non-action verb	Has/have	Mempunyai	I don't have a car	Saya tidak mempunyai sebuah kereta	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Action verb	Had not been having	Tidak sedang	I had not been having a break	Saya tidak sedang berehat	(Tiada perkataan 'hasing')
See	Faham	Non-action verb	See	Faham	I don't see what you mean	Saya tidak faham apa maksud awak	-
See	Jumpa	Action verb	Had not been seeing	Tidak sedang berjumpa	I had not been seeing him	Saya tidak sedang jumpa dia	-
Taste	Rasa	Non-action verb	Taste	Rasa	This soup does taste great	Sup ini tidak rasa hebat	-
Taste	Rasa	Action verb	Had not been tasting	Tidak sedang merasa	The chef had not been tasting the soup	Tukang masak itu tidak sedang merasa sup itu	-

Dalam bentuk pasif :

English (infinitive)	Melayu (perkataan dasar)	Verb type	English	Melayu	English	Melayu	Catitan
Think	Fikir	Non-action verb	Think	Fikir	I think that coffee is great	Saya fikir kopi itu sedap betul	-
Think	Fikir	Action verb	Had been being thought	Sedang difikirkan	My next holiday had been being thought	Cuti saya yang akan datang sedang difikirkan	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Non-action verb	Has/have	Mempunyai	I have a car	Saya mempunyai sebuah kereta	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Action verb	Had been being had	Sedang diadakan	The show had been being had	Pertunjukan itu sedang diadakan	(Tiada perkataan 'hasing')
See	Faham	Non-action verb	See	Faham	I see what you mean	Saya faham maksud awak	-
See	Jumpa	Action verb	Had been being seen	Sedang dijumpai	I had been being seen	Saya sedang dijumpa	-
Taste	Rasa	Non-action verb	Taste	Rasa	This soup tastes great	Sup ini rasanya hebat	-
Taste	Rasa	Action verb	Had been being tasted	Sedang dirasa	The soup had been being tasted	Sup itu sedang dirasa	-

Dalam bentuk negatif dan pasif :

English (infinitive)	Melayu (perkataan dasar)	Verb type	English	Melayu	English	Melayu	Catitan
Think	Fikir	Action verb	Had not been being thought	Tidak sedang difikirkan	My next holiday had not been being thought	Cuti saya yang akan datang tidak sedang difikirkan	-
Has/have	Mempunyai	Action verb	Had not been being had	Tidak sedang diadakan	The show had not been being had	Pertunjukan itu tidak sedang diadakan	(Tiada perkataan 'hasing')
See	Jumpa	Action verb	Had not been being seen	Tidak sedang dijumpai	He had not been being seen	Dia tidak sedang dijumpai	-
Taste	Rasa	Action verb	Had not been being tasted	Tidak sedang dirasa	The soup had not been being tasted	Sup itu tidak sedang dirasa	-

Catitan :

Untuk 'verb' yang biasanya tidak digunakan dalam bentuk 'continuous tense' iaitu 'non-action verb/ stative verb/ non-physical verb', gunakan saja 'present tense, simple perfect tense, past tense, past perfect tense'. Contohnya :

Gunakan : I had wanted to visit China for years.
Bukan : I had been wanting to visit China for years.

Gunakan : She had known Robert since she was a child.
Bukan : She had been knowing Robert since she was a child.

Gunakan : I had hated that music since I first heard it.
Bukan : I had been hating that music since I first heard it.

Gunakan : I had heard a lot about you recently.
Bukan : I had been hearing a lot about you recently.

Gunakan : We had understood everything.
Bukan : We had been understung everything.

Gunakan : We had heard this morning.
Bukan : We had been hearing this morning.