What date do I qualify for Indefinite stay?

[tripleh]

I first entered the UK on a WP in July 2004. In between I was outside the country for 7 months continuous period. I have always held a valid UK work visa(WP/HSMP) since July 2004. DO I qualify for Indefinite stay when I complete continuous stay of 4 years and 11 months or is it total stay of 4 years 11 months under a valid WP throughout?

[HSMP2008_JANUARY]

When did you start living in UK without any continues break for more than 3 months?

ILR states that you should be in UK physically for continues 5 years and if you break this stay for more than 3 months continues then ILR clock resets irrespective of type of visa (HSMP/WP).