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Dalam simple present tense, kita mengenal “be” dalam bentuk “is/am/are”, dan di simple past tense, “be” tersebut berubah menjadi “was” dan “were”. Di artikel kali ini, kita akan belajar tentang perbedaan was dan were dan cara membuat kalimat menggunakan kedua bentuk “be” dalam past simple tersebut.
Perbedaan Was dan Were
“Was” dan “were” adalah “be” dalam bentuk simple past. Keduanya memiliki fungsi yang sama seperti “is/am/are” di kalimat simple present tense. Namun, kalian mungkin masih bertanya-tanya apa perbedaan was dan were dan bagaimana cara menggunakannya dalam kalimat.
Perbedaan was dan were terletak pada jumlah subjek pada kalimat. “Was” digunakan untuk kalimat dengan subjek tunggal. Sedangkan “were” digunakan untuk kalimat dengan subjek jamak atau lebih dari satu.
Perhatikan tabel di bawah ini untuk perubahan “be” dari present simple menjadi past simple.
Present simple | Past simple |
Am | was |
Is | |
Are | were |
Perbedaan was dan were berdasarkan subjek kalimat.
Subject | Be | Contoh kalimat |
I He She It | was | I was a student. He was a student. She was a student. It was good. |
We You They | were | We were classmates. You were my neighbor. They were friends. |
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Membuat Kalimat Simple Past Tense dengan Was/Were
1. Kalimat Positif (Affirmative)
“Be” termasuk dalam kata kerja tak beraturan (irregular). Penggunaannya menyesuaikan subjek yang terdapat pada kalimat.
Perhatikan pola kalimat simple past tense berikut:
Subject + was/were
Contoh kalimat simple past tense:
Subject | Be | |
I | was | late to school. |
He | was | late to school. |
She | was | late to school. |
We | were | late to school. |
You | were | late to school. |
They | were | late to school. |
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2. Kalimat Negatif (Negative)
Untuk membuat kalimat negatif, kalian bisa menambahkan kata “not” setelah was/were. Perhatikan pola kalimat berikut:
Subject + was/were + not
Catatan! “Was not” bisa disingkat menjadi “wasn’t” dan “were not” bisa disingkat menjadi “weren’t”.
Contoh kalimat negatif:
Subject | Be + not | |
I | was not | pleased. |
He | was not | feeling well. |
She | wasn’t | in the house. |
It | wasn’t | interesting. |
They | weren’t | strong. |
We | weren’t | tired. |
You | weren’t | happy. |
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3. Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative)
Kalian bisa membuat kalimat tanya dalam past simple dengan menggunakan “be” di awal kalimat. Ikuti pola berikut untuk membuat kalimat interogatif dalam past simple.
Was/were + subject + ?
Contoh kalimat interogatif:
Be | Subject | |
Was | I | interesting? |
Was | he | excited? |
Was | she | excited? |
Were | they | excited? |
Were | you | excited? |
Were | we | excited? |
Contoh kalimat interogatif menggunakan kata tanya 5W1H:
- What was that song called?
- Why were you late?
- Where was he?
- When were you going?
- Who was the person?
- How was the food?
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