Minggu, Juni 13, 2010

To Be (Past Tense)

Kalau pada pelajaran yang lalu kita sudah belajar to be untuk present atau sekarang, pelajaran kali ini kita akan belajar tentang to be tapi untuk waktu lampau. Jadi yang akan kita bicarakan kali ini adalah apabila kita mengatakan, misalnya, 
Saya adalah seorang guru, tapi dulu, sekarang saya bukan guru lagi. Atau contoh lain, Ibuku sakit (kemarin) tapi sekarang sudah sembuh. Jelas, kan maksudnya?Nah, untuk to be bentuk lampau ini pasangannya adalah: you were, they were, we were, sedangkan untuk I was, he was, she was, dan it was. Susunan kata-katanya sebenarnya sama dengan bentuk present, cuma kalau yang ini te be nya pakai to be bentuk lampu. 
Jadi susunannya adalah: SUBJECT + TO BE + NOUN/ADJECTIVE
Dalam kalimat bentuk lampau ini biasanya disertakan keterangan waktu, seperti last week, yesterday, dan keterangan waktu lampau lainnya, untuk lebih menekankan kalau itu terjadi pada waktu lampau.

Sekarang kita buat contohnya,ya? Oh ya, ini adalah dalam kalimat positive.
1. I was a student 3 years ago.
2. You were sick last week.
3. They were absent last week.
4. We were busy all day yesterday.
5. Susi and Hany were good friends last time.
6. He was a policeman last year but now she is a businessman .
7. She was an artist.
8. Johny was angry with me last month.
9. It was cloudy yesterday.
10. The sky was dark last night.

Untuk membuat kalimat negative, susunannya adalah
SUBJECT + TO BE + NOT + VERB/ADJECTIVE. Misalnya:
1. I was not a student 3 years ago.
2. You were not sick last week.
3. They were not absent last week.
4. We were not busy all day yesterday.
5. Susi and Hany were not good friends last time.
6. He was not a policeman last year but now he is a policeman.
7. She was not an artist.
8. Johny was not angry with me last month.
9. It was not cloudy yesterday.
10. The sky was not dark last night.

Untuk membuat kalimat tanya atau interrogative, susunannya adalah
TO BE + SUBJECT + NOUN/ADJECTIVE, misalnya:
1. Were you a student 3 years ago?
2. Was I beautiful 30nyears ago?
3. Were they absent last week?
4. Were we good yesterday?
5. Were Susi and Hani good friends last time?
6. Was he a policeman last year?
7. Was she an artist?
8. Was John angry with you last month?
9. Was it cloudy yesterday?
10.Was the sky dark last night?

Ternyata cukup mudah, kan? See you on the next lessons.

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