1.
Kita membentuk be dari Past simple seperti ini:
POSITIF
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Singular
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I was
You were
He/She/It was
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Plural
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We/You/They were
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NEGATIF
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Full Form
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Short Form
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Singular
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I was not
You were not
He/She/It was
not
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I wasn’t
You weren’t
He/She/It wasn’t
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Plural
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We/You/They were
not
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We/You/They weren’t
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QUESTION
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Singular
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Was I
Were you
Was
he/she/it
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Right ?
(Benar)
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Plural
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Were
we/you/they
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Right ?
(Benar)
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Beberapa
contoh pemakaian be (was dan were):
I was in New York last week. (Saya ada di New York minggu yang lalu).
We were at home yasterday evening. (Kami ada di rumah kemarin malam).
They weren't late this morning. (Mereka tidak telat tadi pagi).
Was it a good
film? (Apakah ini sebuah film yang bagus?)
2.
Lihatlah contoh-contoh dibawah ini bagaimana
kita menggunakan be dalam past simple:
§ was/were + fakta tentang masa yang lalu:
John F. Kennedy was an
American president.
(John F. Kennedy adalah seorang president Amerika).
Our first house was in the
centre of town. (Rumah pertama kami ada
di tengah kota).
A: Were your answers correct?
(Apakah jawaban kalian benar?)
B: No, they were all wrong! (tidak, mereka semua salah!)
Paula wasn’t at the party. (Paula tidak ada dipesta itu).
§ was/were + tempat dan waktu:
+ Tempat
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+ Waktu
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We were
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in Spain
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in june
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She wasn’t
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at home
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last night
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George and Joanna weren’t in London at the weekend.
They were in Brighton.
(George dan Joanna tidak ada di London pada saat akhir pekan.
Mereka ada di Brighton).
Steve and Mary were here at six o’clock. (Steve dan Mary ada di sini pada pukul 6).
§ was/were + Kata sifat (eg. cold,
tired):
It was cold yesterday.
They were tired after the journey.
The train was late again this morning.
A: Were you exams easy?
B: The first exams was easy, but the second one wasn’t.
