Penggunaan To Be: Was dan Were

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Penggunaan To Be: Was dan Were,

KOMPAS.com - Dilansir dari British Council, to be atau be tidak hanya am, are, dan is melainkan juga was dan were. Di mana penggunaan was dan were merupakan bentuk lampau atau Past Tense.

Berikut penjelasan dan cara penggunaan to be was dan were:

Was

Was adalah to be yang digunakan pada subject I (saya), he (dia laki-laki), she (dia perempuan), dan it (kata benda).

Was memiliki bentuk past, sehingga hanya digunakan untuk Simple Past Tense dan Past Continuous Tense.

Penggunaan to be was hanya digunakan di Simple Past Tense dalam bentuk nominal (kata sifat, kata benda). Sedangkan dalam Past Contnuous Tense untuk bentuk verb atau kata kerja.

Berikut cara penggunaannya:
<table style="width: 100%;" border="1" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Simple Past Tense</td>
<td>Past Continuous Tense</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kalimat positif</td>
<td>Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + nominal</td>
<td>Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + verb-ing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kalimat negatif</td>
<td>Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + not + nominal</td>
<td>Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + not + verb-ing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kalimat tanya</td>
<td>

Was + Subject (I/he/she/it) + nominal
</td>
<td>

Was + Subject (I/he/she/it) + verb-ing
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense:

Contoh kalimat Past Continuous Tense:

I was sleeping when you got home late last night. (Aku sedang tidur ketika kamu pulang semalam)
I wasn't sleeping when you got home last night. (Aku tidak sedang tidur ketika kamu pulang semalam)
Was I sleeping when you got home last night? (Apakah aku sedang tidur ketika kamu pulang semalam?)

Were

Were adalah to be yang digunakan pada subject you (kamu), we (kami/kita), they (kalian), dan benda berjumlah jamak (plural).

Were memiliki bentuk past, sehingga hanya digunakan untuk Simple Past Tense dan Past Continuous Tense.

Penggunaan to be were hanya digunakan di Simple Past Tense dalam bentuk nominal (kata sifat, kata benda). Sedangkan dalam Past Contnuous Tense untuk bentuk verb atau kata kerja.

Berikut cara penggunaannya:
<table style="width: 100%;" border="1" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>Simple Past Tense</td>
<td>Past Continuous Tense</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kalimat positif</td>
<td>Subject (you/we/they) + were + nominal</td>
<td>Subject (you/we/they) + were + verb-ing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kalimat negatif</td>
<td>Subject (you/we/they) + were + not + nominal</td>
<td>Subject (you/we/they) + were + not + verb-ing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kalimat tanya</td>
<td>

Were + Subject (you/we/they) + nominal
</td>
<td>Were + Subject (you/we/they) + verb-ing</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense:

Contoh kalimat Past Continuous Tense:

Me and Nala were making cookies when she came (Aku dan Nala sedang membuat kue ketika ia datang). 
Me and Nala were not making cookies when she came. (Aku dan Nala tidak sedang membuat kue ketika ia datang).
Were me and Nala making cookies when she came? (Apakah aku dan Nala sedang membuat kue ketika ia datang?)