Ayat tanya bentuk lampau kata kerja be
Ayat tanya bagi bentuk lampau kata kerja be dibina dengan mengalihkan was atau were ke hadapan subjek, dan tanda soal diletakkan di hujung ayat.
Penerangan
Ayat tanya bagi bentuk lampau kata kerja be dibina dengan mengalihkan was atau 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 pada jawapan negatif.
A. Cara membina ayat tanya — was / were ke hadapan
Ayat tanya terbentuk sebaik sahaja was / were dalam ayat penyata dialihkan ke hadapan subjek. Susunan kata was/were + subjek + selebihnya + ? ialah satu-satunya peraturan.
| Ayat penyata | Ayat 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? (Adakah dia gembira di parti itu?)
- Were you late for work? (Adakah anda lewat ke tempat kerja?)
- Was the food good? (Adakah makanan itu sedap?)
- Were they at school yesterday? (Adakah mereka berada di sekolah semalam?)
B. Jawapan pendek Yes / No
Ayat tanya lampau kata kerja be dijawab secara pendek dengan 'subjek + was / were' atau 'subjek + wasn't / weren't' selepas Yes / No. Jawapan positif tidak disingkatkan, dan kontraksi hanya wajar pada jawapan negatif.
| Soalan | Jawapan positif | Jawapan 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. (Adakah Anna berada di mesyuarat itu? Ya, dia berada di situ.)
- Were you sick last week? — No, I wasn't. (Adakah anda sakit minggu lalu? Tidak, saya tidak sakit.)
- Were they in Busan last summer? — Yes, they were. (Adakah mereka berada di Busan musim panas lalu? Ya, mereka berada di sana.)
C. Kata tanya + was / were — soalan maklumat khusus
Apabila was / were disambung selepas kata tanya seperti What / Where / How / Who, terhasillah ayat tanya lampau yang meminta maklumat khusus, dan susunan katanya diseragamkan sebagai 'kata tanya + was / were + subjek + ?'.
| Kata tanya | Contoh soalan | Contoh jawapan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 malam tadi?)
- How was your weekend? (Bagaimana hujung minggu anda?)
- Who was at the door? (Siapa yang berada di muka pintu tadi?)
- Why were you so quiet? (Mengapa anda begitu diam ketika itu?)
Perkara penting
- 1Ayat tanya lampau kata kerja be siap sebaik sahaja was / were dialihkan ke hadapan subjek, dan susunan kata itulah satu-satunya peraturan.
- 2Dalam jawapan, subjek dan was / were mesti dimasukkan semula, jadi ingatlah hal ini. (X: Yes, was. / O: Yes, I was.)
- 3Jawapan positif tidak disingkatkan (Yes, I was), dan hanya jawapan negatif yang disingkatkan (No, I wasn't), dan kelaziman inilah bahasa Inggeris yang wajar.
- 4Apabila was / were disambung selepas kata tanya (Where / How / Who / Why), terhasillah ayat tanya yang meminta maklumat khusus, jadi hafallah peraturan lanjutan ini.
- 5How was ~? ialah ungkapan wakil yang menanyakan ulasan atau penilaian, iaitu 'bagaimana keadaannya?', dan ia sangat kerap digunakan dalam perbualan sebenar, jadi ketahuilah hal ini juga.