Was and Were

To be was, were, merupakan bentuk lampau yang kita gunakan untuk menggantikan is, am, are. Singkatnya, jika dalam bahasa Indonesia kita mengucapkan kalimat “Andre dulu adalah seorang dokter”, maka kita hanya menambahkan kata “dulu”.

Namun, kita tidak bisa melakukan hal tersebut dalam bahasa Inggris. Lalu bagaimana caranya? Teman-teman diharuskan untuk merubah Verb Be yang ada.

is, am  --------------- was
are     ---------------- were
Contoh:
Simple present tense                                   simple past tense
I am a student.                                                I was a student.
She is clever.                                                  She was clever.
Toni is in the bedroom.                                   Toni was in the bedroom 2 hours ago.

Perhatikan contoh di atas, jika kita mengatakan "I am a student" berarti sekarang ini si subjek memang seorang pelajar, jika kalimat "I was a student" berarti sekarang si subjek bukan seorang pelajar lagi dengan kata lain si subjek mengatakan bahwa pada masa lampau ia adalah seorang pelajar.

"Toni is in the bedroom" berarti sekarang ini memang Toni sedang berada di kamar. "Toni was in the bedroom 2 hours ago" berarti dua jam yang lalu Toni ada di kamar sekarang dan sekarang tidak lagi.

I ------ was
you/we/they ----------------- were
she/he/it -----------------------was
Toni -------------------------- was
Shinta ------------------------ was
Toni and Shinta ------------------ were
The boy ------------------------ was
The boys ------------------------were
The student --------------------- was
The students ---------------------- were
Contoh kalimat
Positif
I was a doctor in 1995.
She was sick yesterday.
They were late.
Toni was happy.
Toni and Shinta were happy.

Negatif
I was not a doctor in 1995.
She was not sick yesterday.
They were not late.
Toni was not happy.
Toni and shinta were not happy.

Pertanyaan
Were you a doctor in 1995? Yes, I was/No, I was not
Was she sick yesterday? Yes, She was/ No, she was not
Were they late? Yes, They were/ No, they were not.
Was Toni happy? Yes, he was/ No, he was not
Were Toni and Shinta happy? Yes, they were/ No, they were not
Where were you yesterday? I was at home.
What was she 2 years ago? She was a doctor.