Kalimat tanya kala lampau berlangsung
Kalimat tanya kala lampau berlangsung dibuat dengan memindahkan was / were ke depan subjek, lalu membubuhkan tanda tanya di akhir kalimat.
Penjelasan
Kalimat tanya kala lampau berlangsung dibuat dengan memindahkan was / were ke depan subjek, lalu membubuhkan tanda tanya di akhir kalimat. Jawabannya dibuat pendek dengan menaruh kembali subjek dan was / were sesudah Yes / No, dan kontraksi hanya dipakai pada jawaban negatif.
A. Urutan tanya — was / were + subjek + -ing
Cukup memindahkan was / were pada kalimat berita ke depan subjek, jadilah kalimat tanya. Urutan was / were + subjek + bentuk -ing + ? adalah satu-satunya aturan.
| Kalimat berita | Kalimat tanya |
|---|---|
| You were reading. | Were you reading? |
| He was sleeping. | Was he sleeping? |
| They were coming. | Were they coming? |
| It was raining. | Was it raining? |
- Were you working late last night? (Apakah Anda sedang bekerja sampai larut tadi malam?)
- Was she waiting for me? (Apakah waktu itu dia sedang menunggu saya?)
- Were they having dinner? (Apakah waktu itu mereka sedang makan malam?)
B. Jawaban pendek Yes / No
Kalimat tanya lampau berlangsung dijawab pendek dengan 'subjek + was / were' atau 'subjek + wasn't / weren't' sesudah Yes / No. Jawaban positif tidak disingkat, dan kontraksi hanya terasa wajar pada jawaban negatif.
| Pertanyaan | Jawaban positif | Jawaban negatif |
|---|---|---|
| Were you studying? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn't. |
| Was she cooking? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn't. |
| Were they playing? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren't. |
| Was it raining? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn't. |
- Was Anna at the party dancing? — Yes, she was. (Apakah waktu itu Anna sedang menari di pesta itu? Ya, dia sedang menari.)
- Were you feeling okay last night? — No, I wasn't. (Apakah Anda merasa baik-baik saja tadi malam? Tidak, saya sedang tidak enak badan.)
- Were the kids sleeping? — Yes, they were. (Apakah waktu itu anak-anak sedang tidur? Ya, mereka sedang tidur.)
C. Kata tanya + was / were + subjek + -ing
Kalau was / were + subjek + bentuk -ing disambungkan sesudah kata tanya seperti What / Where / When / Why / How, jadilah kalimat tanya lampau berlangsung yang menanyakan rincian. Pola ini sering dipakai untuk menanyakan apa yang sedang dikerjakan kemarin atau waktu itu.
| Kata tanya | Contoh pertanyaan | Contoh jawaban |
|---|---|---|
| What | What were you doing at 9? | I was watching TV. |
| Where | Where was she going? | To the library. |
| Why | Why were they laughing? | Because of a joke. |
| How | How were you feeling? | I was feeling tired. |
| Who | Who were you talking to? | My friend Anna. |
- What were you thinking about? (Apa yang sedang Anda pikirkan waktu itu?)
- Where was he going in such a hurry? (Waktu itu ke mana dia pergi begitu tergesa-gesa?)
- Why were you crying yesterday? (Mengapa Anda menangis kemarin?)
- Who were they waiting for? (Waktu itu siapa yang sedang mereka tunggu?)
Poin penting
- 1Kalimat tanya lampau berlangsung selesai hanya dengan memindahkan was / were ke depan subjek — urutan itulah satu-satunya aturan.
- 2Dalam jawaban, yang positif tidak disingkat (Yes, I was) dan hanya yang negatif disingkat (No, I wasn't) — kelaziman inilah bahasa Inggris yang alami.
- 3Jawabannya wajib menaruh kembali subjek dan was/were — ingatlah hal ini. (X: Yes, was. / O: Yes, I was.)
- 4What were you doing? adalah ungkapan lazim yang berarti 'waktu itu sedang melakukan apa?' dan sangat sering dipakai dalam percakapan nyata — ketahuilah hal ini.
- 5Menguasai urutan kata tanya + was/were + subjek + bentuk -ing sekaligus membuat Anda bisa menanyakan keadaan masa lampau secara rinci — ingatlah aturan perluasan ini.