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Panduan Tata Bahasa

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A1 Beginner Tata Bahasa English

Past Simple dari "To Be"

Apa itu?

Bentuk lampau sederhana dari to be adalah was dan were.

Gunakan was dengan:

  • I
  • he
  • she
  • it

Gunakan were dengan:

  • you
  • we
  • they

Contoh:

  • I was tired.
  • She was at home.
  • We were busy.
  • They were happy.

Bentuk negatifnya adalah was not dan were not.

Bentuk singkat yang umum adalah:

  • was not → wasn’t
  • were not → weren’t

Kapan digunakan

Gunakan past simple dari to be untuk membicarakan:

  • keadaan di masa lalu: I was tired.
  • perasaan di masa lalu: She was nervous.
  • lokasi di masa lalu: They were at school.
  • usia di masa lalu: He was ten years old.
  • deskripsi di masa lalu: The room was small.
  • situasi di masa lalu: We were very busy.
  • tanggal dan waktu di masa lalu: It was Monday.

Struktur

Kalimat positif

Subjek Bentuk Contoh
I was I was at work.
He / She / It was She was happy.
You / We / They were They were at home.

Struktur:

subjek + was/were + pelengkap

  • He was tired.
  • We were late.

Kalimat negatif

Subjek Bentuk lengkap Bentuk singkat
I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
You / We / They were not weren’t

Struktur:

subjek + was not/were not + pelengkap

  • I wasn’t hungry.
  • They weren’t ready.

Pertanyaan

Struktur:

Was/Were + subjek + pelengkap?

  • Was she at home?
  • Were they tired?
  • Were you busy?

Jawaban singkat

  • Was he late? — Yes, he was.
  • Was she tired? — No, she wasn’t.
  • Were they at school? — Yes, they were.
  • Were you busy? — No, I wasn’t.

Contoh

  1. I was very tired yesterday.
  2. She was at the office this morning.
  3. He wasn’t ready for the meeting.
  4. It was cold last night.
  5. We were happy with the result.
  6. You were very quiet yesterday.
  7. They weren’t at home.
  8. Was your brother at school?
  9. Were the shops open?
  10. Where were you last weekend?

Pengecualian

Gunakan were sebagai pengganti was dalam beberapa ungkapan formal atau tidak nyata dengan I, he, she, atau it.

  • If I were you, I would wait.
  • I wish she were here.

Dalam bahasa Inggris informal, was kadang digunakan dalam ungkapan-ungkapan ini, tetapi were adalah bentuk standar.

Kesalahan umum

  1. Salah: I were tired yesterday. Benar: I was tired yesterday. Penjelasan: Gunakan was dengan I.

  2. Salah: They was at home. Benar: They were at home. Penjelasan: Gunakan were dengan they.

  3. Salah: She didn’t be happy. Benar: She wasn’t happy. Penjelasan: Jangan gunakan didn’t dengan past simple dari to be.

  4. Salah: Did he was at work? Benar: Was he at work? Penjelasan: Jangan gunakan did dalam pertanyaan dengan was atau were.

  5. Salah: We wasn’t ready. Benar: We weren’t ready. Penjelasan: Gunakan weren’t dengan we.

  6. Salah: Were she at school? Benar: Was she at school? Penjelasan: Gunakan was dengan she.

  7. Salah: I was not at home? Benar: Was I not at home? Penjelasan: Letakkan was sebelum subjek untuk membentuk pertanyaan.

  8. Salah: They were not tired? Benar: Weren’t they tired? Penjelasan: Dalam pertanyaan, letakkan were atau weren’t sebelum subjek.