Kalimat negatif dan kalimat tanya There was / There were
Pada There was / There were, kalimat negatif dibuat dengan menaruh not sesudah kata kerja be, sedangkan kalimat tanya dibuat dengan memindahkan kata kerja be ke depan there.
Penjelasan
Pada There was / There were, kalimat negatif dibuat dengan menaruh not sesudah kata kerja be, sedangkan kalimat tanya dibuat dengan memindahkan kata kerja be ke depan there. Baik kalimat negatif maupun kalimat tanya mengikuti aturan yang sama persis dengan bentuk kininya (There is / are), dan yang berubah hanya kalanya menjadi lampau.
A. Kalimat negatif — There wasn't / There weren't
Kalimat negatif dibuat dengan menaruh not tepat sesudah was / were, dan dalam percakapan kontraksi wasn't / weren't jauh lebih sering dipakai. Dalam kalimat negatif, wajar memakai kata benda di belakangnya bersama any.
| Pola | Kontraksi | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| There was not | There wasn't | There wasn't a bank there. |
| There was not | There wasn't any | There wasn't any milk. |
| There were not | There weren't | There weren't many people. |
| There were not | There weren't any | There weren't any tickets left. |
- There wasn't enough time to finish. (Saat itu tidak ada cukup waktu untuk menyelesaikannya.)
- There wasn't any water in the bottle. (Waktu itu sama sekali tidak ada air di dalam botol.)
- There weren't any seats available. (Saat itu sama sekali tidak ada tempat duduk yang tersedia.)
- There weren't many students in the class. (Waktu itu tidak banyak murid di kelas.)
B. Kalimat tanya — Was there / Were there
Satu-satunya aturan kalimat tanya adalah memindahkan was atau were ke depan there, dan there harus ditaruh kembali juga di dalam jawabannya. Kuasai urutan kata Was there + tunggal / Were there + jamak + ? sebagai satu set.
| Pertanyaan | Jawaban positif | Jawaban negatif |
|---|---|---|
| Was there a party? | Yes, there was. | No, there wasn't. |
| Was there any milk? | Yes, there was. | No, there wasn't. |
| Were there many people? | Yes, there were. | No, there weren't. |
| Were there any messages? | Yes, there were. | No, there weren't. |
- Was there a problem with your car? — Yes, there was. (Apakah waktu itu ada masalah pada mobil Anda? Ya, ada.)
- Was there any coffee left? — No, there wasn't. (Apakah tadi ada kopi yang tersisa? Tidak, tidak ada.)
- Were there many tourists at the museum? — Yes, there were. (Apakah waktu itu ada banyak wisatawan di museum? Ya, banyak.)
- Were there any changes in the plan? — No, there weren't. (Apakah waktu itu ada perubahan pada rencana itu? Tidak, tidak ada.)
C. How many / How much — menanyakan jumlah lampau
Untuk menanyakan jumlah atau kadar pada masa lampau dipakai bentuk How many + jamak + were there ~? / How much + kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung + was there ~?. Pola ini sangat sering dipakai untuk mengenang keadaan masa lampau.
| Pertanyaan | Contoh | Makna |
|---|---|---|
| How many + jamak | How many people were there at the party? | Waktu itu ada berapa orang di pesta? |
| How many + jamak | How many students were there in your class? | Waktu itu ada berapa murid di kelas Anda? |
| How much + tidak dapat dihitung | How much money was there in the wallet? | Waktu itu ada berapa banyak uang di dompet? |
| How much + tidak dapat dihitung | How much time was there before the flight? | Waktu itu ada berapa banyak waktu sebelum penerbangan? |
- How many people were there at the concert last night? (Tadi malam ada berapa orang di konser?)
- How many rooms were there in the old house? (Dulu ada berapa kamar di rumah tua itu?)
- How much water was there in the pool? (Waktu itu ada berapa banyak air di kolam renang?)
- How much snow was there yesterday morning? (Kemarin pagi ada berapa banyak salju?)
Poin penting
- 1Pada There was / were, kalimat negatif dibuat dengan menaruh not sesudah kata kerja be, dan kalimat tanya dibuat dengan memindahkan kata kerja be ke depan there — aturan ini sama persis dengan bentuk kininya.
- 2Dalam percakapan kontraksi wasn't / weren't jauh lebih wajar, dan kontraksi di dalam jawaban (No, there wasn't) pun sering dipakai — ketahuilah hal ini.
- 3Dalam kalimat negatif, wajar memakai kata benda di belakangnya bersama any — kuasai kelaziman ini. (Contoh: There wasn't any milk.)
- 4Untuk menanyakan jumlah, patuhi urutan How many + jamak + were there / How much + kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung + was there — kuasai aturan ini.
- 5there harus ditaruh kembali di dalam jawaban dan sama sekali tidak boleh dihilangkan — patuhi aturan ini. (X: Yes, was. / O: Yes, there was.)