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.
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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:
| Simple Past Tense | Past Continuous Tense | |
| Kalimat positif | Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + nominal | Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + verb-ing |
| Kalimat negatif | Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + not + nominal | Subject (I/he/she/it) + was + not + verb-ing |
| Kalimat tanya |
Was + Subject (I/he/she/it) + nominal |
Was + Subject (I/he/she/it) + verb-ing |
Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense:
- Rahma was smart when she studied in school (Rahma sangat pintar saat dulu dia belajar di sekolah)
- Rahma was not smart when she studied in school (Rahma tidak pintar saat dulu dia belajar di sekolah)
- Was Rahma smart when she studied in school? (Apa Rahma pintar saat dulu dia belajar di sekolah?)
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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.
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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:
| Simple Past Tense | Past Continuous Tense | |
| Kalimat positif | Subject (you/we/they) + were + nominal | Subject (you/we/they) + were + verb-ing |
| Kalimat negatif | Subject (you/we/they) + were + not + nominal | Subject (you/we/they) + were + not + verb-ing |
| Kalimat tanya |
Were + Subject (you/we/they) + nominal |
Were + Subject (you/we/they) + verb-ing |
Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense:
- You were pretty when we first met. (Kamu cantik ketika kita pertama bertemu)
- You weren't pretty when we first met. (Kamu tidak cantik ketika kita pertama bertemu)
- Were you pretty when we first met? (Apakah kamu cantik ketika kita pertama bertemu?)
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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?)