Ayat tanya kala lampau berterusan
Ayat tanya kala lampau berterusan dibentuk dengan memindahkan was / were ke hadapan subjek, dan tanda soal diletakkan di hujung ayat.
Penerangan
Ayat tanya kala lampau berterusan dibentuk dengan memindahkan was / were ke hadapan subjek, dan tanda soal diletakkan di hujung ayat. Jawapannya dipendekkan dengan memasukkan semula subjek dan was / were selepas Yes / No, manakala kontraksi hanya digunakan dalam jawapan negatif.
A. Ayat tanya — was / were + subjek + kata kerja-ing
Ayat penyata bertukar menjadi ayat tanya hanya dengan memindahkan was / were ke hadapan subjek. Susunan was / were + subjek + kata kerja-ing + ? ialah satu-satunya peraturan.
| Ayat penyata | Ayat 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? (Adakah anda bekerja sehingga lewat malam tadi?)
- Was she waiting for me? (Adakah dia sedang menunggu saya ketika itu?)
- Were they having dinner? (Adakah mereka sedang makan malam ketika itu?)
B. Jawapan pendek Yes / No
Bagi ayat tanya kala lampau berterusan, jawablah secara pendek dengan 'subjek + was / were' atau 'subjek + wasn't / weren't' selepas Yes / No. Jawapan positif tidak disingkatkan, dan hanya jawapan negatif yang semula jadi disingkatkan.
| Soalan | Jawapan positif | Jawapan 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. (Adakah Anna sedang menari di majlis itu? Ya, dia sedang menari.)
- Were you feeling okay last night? — No, I wasn't. (Adakah anda berasa sihat malam tadi? Tidak, saya tidak sihat.)
- Were the kids sleeping? — Yes, they were. (Adakah kanak-kanak itu sedang tidur ketika itu? Ya, mereka sedang tidur.)
C. Kata tanya + was / were + subjek + kata kerja-ing
Jika was / were + subjek + kata kerja-ing disambung selepas kata tanya seperti What / Where / When / Why / How, terbentuklah ayat tanya kala lampau berterusan yang meminta maklumat khusus. Pola ini kerap digunakan untuk bertanya apa yang sedang dilakukan semalam atau pada waktu itu.
| Kata tanya | Contoh soalan | Contoh jawapan |
|---|---|---|
| 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? (Apakah yang sedang anda fikirkan ketika itu?)
- Where was he going in such a hurry? (Ke manakah dia sedang pergi dengan begitu tergesa-gesa ketika itu?)
- Why were you crying yesterday? (Mengapakah anda menangis semalam?)
- Who were they waiting for? (Siapakah yang sedang mereka tunggu ketika itu?)
Perkara penting
- 1Ayat tanya kala lampau berterusan siap hanya dengan memindahkan was / were ke hadapan subjek — susunan itulah satu-satunya peraturan.
- 2Dalam jawapan, yang positif tidak disingkatkan (Yes, I was) dan hanya yang negatif disingkatkan (No, I wasn't) — kelaziman inilah bahasa Inggeris yang semula jadi.
- 3Jawapannya wajib memasukkan semula subjek dan was/were — ingatlah perkara ini. (X: Yes, was. / O: Yes, I was.)
- 4What were you doing? ialah ungkapan lazim yang bermaksud 'Anda sedang buat apa ketika itu?' dan sangat kerap digunakan dalam perbualan sebenar — ketahuilah perkara ini.
- 5Jika susunan kata tanya + was/were + subjek + kata kerja-ing dikuasai secara keseluruhan, anda boleh bertanya keadaan lampau dengan lebih terperinci — ingatlah peraturan lanjutan ini.