PEMBELAJARAN XXIX : MEMBICARAKAN LAMA WAKTU MELAKUKAN SESUATU

Berapa lama seseorang telah melakujkan sesuatu akan kita pelajari bersama pada Pembelajaran XXIX ini. Berikut percakapan tentang pekerjaan mengemudi.

Telah kita pelajari penggunaan have atau disingkat 've yang berarti telah seperti I've worked there for ten years.

We've been married for fifty years. Pengertian have been + kata  kerja bentuk III (married) berarti belum selesai dan masih berlangsung.

Lk. : Do you drive a car?
Pr. : Yes, I do
Lk. : Oh, I didn't knHow long have you driven?
Pr. : I've driven for a year.

Lk. : Everyday I drive. Yesterday I drove
Pr. : I've driven for a year
Lk. : How long have you driven?
Pr. : I've driven for a year

Conversation :
Pr. : Do you have a car? (dengan nada naik dan terkejut)
Lk. : Yes
Pr. : How long have you had one?
one bisa menggantikan a car, atau yang lain seperti a house, a phone, dan sebagainya.
Pr. : How long has she had one?
Lk. : How long has he had one?
Jawaban : For nine months.
Anak lelaki itu sedang mengemudikan mobilnya, di dalam mobil ada teman wanita yang menanyakan.
Pr. : How long have you driven?
Lk. : For nine months
Pr. : How long have you had a car?
Lk. : For two weeks.
Keterangan waktu yang lain, misalnya anak lelaki itu telah mempunyai mobil : Since Friday, Since Last May, For three weeks, for four months, since Monday....................................... sampai sekarang.
Dua orang wanita  teman lama bertemu dalam suatu pesta.
Pr.1 : Hullo, I'm Silla. We met last year, and you lived in London. I remember you well, Jean.
Pr.2 : Yes, I lived in London for five years, but I don't live there now.
Pr.1 : I remember you well for five years. I've lived in Litch since 1975.
         Really, well. I remember your hIusband. I thought children until 1980, since then I thought adults.
Pr.2 : I was married for nine years. I've been deforced since 1986.
Pr.1 : Dear, I'm sorry
since then = sejak saat itu
have been deforced = telah bercerai