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Panduan Tatabahasa

Penghalaan panduan tatabahasa awam sedia untuk kandungan setempat.

A1 Beginner Tatabahasa English

Past Simple bagi "To Be"

Apakah itu?

Bentuk lampau sederhana bagi to be ialah 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 ialah was not dan were not.

Bentuk ringkas yang lazim ialah:

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

Bila Digunakan

Gunakan bentuk lampau sederhana bagi to be untuk membincangkan:

  • keadaan lampau: I was tired.
  • perasaan lampau: She was nervous.
  • lokasi lampau: They were at school.
  • umur lampau: He was ten years old.
  • perihalan lampau: The room was small.
  • situasi lampau: We were very busy.
  • tarikh dan masa lampau: It was Monday.

Struktur

Ayat 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.

Ayat negatif

Subjek Bentuk penuh Bentuk ringkas
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.

Soalan

Struktur:

Was/Were + subjek + pelengkap?

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

Jawapan ringkas

  • 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 dan bukannya 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 Inggeris tidak formal, was kadangkala digunakan dalam ungkapan ini, tetapi were ialah bentuk piawai.

Kesilapan Lazim

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

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

  3. Salah: She didn’t be happy. Betul: She wasn’t happy. Penjelasan: Jangan gunakan didn’t dengan bentuk lampau sederhana bagi to be.

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

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

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

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

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