Kalimat tanya bentuk lampau kata kerja be
Kalimat tanya bentuk lampau kata kerja be dibuat dengan memindahkan was atau were ke depan subjek, lalu tanda tanya dibubuhkan di akhir kalimat.
Penjelasan
Kalimat tanya bentuk lampau kata kerja be dibuat dengan memindahkan was atau were ke depan subjek, lalu tanda tanya dibubuhkan di akhir kalimat. Jawabannya dibuat singkat dengan menaruh kembali subjek dan was / were sesudah Yes / No, dan kontraksi hanya dipakai pada jawaban negatif.
A. Cara membuat kalimat tanya — was / were ke depan
Kalimat berita berubah menjadi kalimat tanya cukup dengan memindahkan was / were ke depan subjek. Urutan kata was/were + subjek + sisanya + ? adalah satu-satunya aturannya.
| Kalimat berita | Kalimat tanya |
|---|---|
| She was at home. | Was she at home? |
| You were busy. | Were you busy? |
| They were in Seoul. | Were they in Seoul? |
| It was raining. | Was it raining? |
- Was she happy at the party? (Apakah dia bahagia di pesta itu?)
- Were you late for work? (Apakah Anda terlambat ke tempat kerja?)
- Was the food good? (Apakah makanannya enak?)
- Were they at school yesterday? (Apakah mereka berada di sekolah kemarin?)
B. Jawaban singkat Yes / No
Kalimat tanya lampau kata kerja be dijawab singkat dengan 'subjek + was / were' atau 'subjek + wasn't / weren't' sesudah Yes / No. Pada jawaban positif kontraksi tidak dipakai, dan kontraksi baru terasa wajar pada jawaban negatif.
| Pertanyaan | Jawaban positif | Jawaban negatif |
|---|---|---|
| Was she at home? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn't. |
| Were you tired? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn't. |
| Were they friends? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren't. |
| Was it cold? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn't. |
- Was Anna at the meeting? — Yes, she was. (Apakah Anna berada di rapat itu? Ya, dia berada di sana.)
- Were you sick last week? — No, I wasn't. (Apakah Anda sakit minggu lalu? Tidak, saya tidak sakit.)
- Were they in Busan last summer? — Yes, they were. (Apakah mereka berada di Busan musim panas lalu? Ya, mereka berada di sana.)
C. Kata tanya + was / were — menanyakan hal rinci
Kalau was / were disambungkan sesudah kata tanya seperti What / Where / How / Who, terbentuklah kalimat tanya lampau yang menanyakan informasi rinci, dan urutan katanya selalu 'kata tanya + was / were + subjek + ?'.
| Kata tanya | Contoh pertanyaan | Contoh jawaban |
|---|---|---|
| What | What was your job? | I was a teacher. |
| Where | Where were you? | I was at home. |
| How | How was your trip? | It was great. |
| Who | Who was that man? | He was my uncle. |
| Why | Why were you late? | Because of the traffic. |
- Where were you last night? (Anda berada di mana tadi malam?)
- How was your weekend? (Bagaimana akhir pekan Anda?)
- Who was at the door? (Siapa yang berada di depan pintu?)
- Why were you so quiet? (Mengapa Anda begitu diam?)
Poin penting
- 1Kalimat tanya lampau kata kerja be selesai cukup dengan memindahkan was / were ke depan subjek — urutan kata inilah satu-satunya aturannya.
- 2Di dalam jawaban, subjek dan was / were harus ditaruh kembali — ingat hal ini. (X: Yes, was. / O: Yes, I was.)
- 3Jawaban positif tidak dikontraksikan (Yes, I was), dan hanya jawaban negatif yang dikontraksikan (No, I wasn't) — begitulah kelaziman bahasa Inggris yang alami.
- 4Kalau was / were disambungkan sesudah kata tanya (Where / How / Who / Why), terbentuk kalimat tanya yang menanyakan informasi rinci — kuasai aturan perluasan ini.
- 5How was ~? adalah ungkapan khas untuk menanyakan kesan·penilaian yang berarti 'Bagaimana ~?', dan sangat sering dipakai dalam percakapan nyata — ketahui juga hal ini.