Apakah was kata kerja?

Sering melihat pertanyaan baik di forum bahasa inggris atau dibuku. Apakah wasitu kat kerja? Kira-kira jawaban kalian apa? Apakah wasitu kata kerja? Yang sudah belajar mengenai to be, tentu saja akan menjawab ya tergantung penggunaannya dalam kalimat. Bisa sebagai kata kerja utama (main verbs) sama halnya dengan kata kerja seperti ask, go, see, etc, dapat juga berfungsi sebagai kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verbs). Kapan itu?

apakah was kata kerja

Was merupakan bentuk lampau dari is.Digunakan untuk Subjek I, he, she dan it.

Berfungsi sebagai kata kerja utama (main verbs) dalam kalimat simple past tense nominal. Masih ingat dong bentuk tersebut?

positif

S	was
I	was	Scare of you
She	was	angry with me yesterday
He	was	alone here waiting for you

Negatif

S	Was not
I	was not	Scare of you
She	was not	angry with me yesterday
He	wasn’t	alone here waiting for you

Tanya

Was	S
Was	I	scare of you?
Was	they	angry with me yesterday?
Was	he	alone here waiting for you?

Dapat berfungsi sebagai kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verbs) dalam kalimat simple past tense pasif, kalimat past continuous tense aktif dan pasif. Mari dilihat contoh berikut ini:

Simple past tense pasif

positif

S	was	Participle (V-3)
I	was	born	to make you happy
He	was	needed	yesterday
Mia	was	joined	in that party

apakah was kata kerja

Negatif

S	was	not	Participle (V-3)
I	was	not	born	to make you happy
He	was	not	needed	yesterday
Mia	was	not	joined	in that party

Tanya

Was	S	Participle (V-3)
Was	I	born	to make you happy?
Was	he	needed	yesterday?
Was	Mia	joined	in that party?

Past continuous tense aktif

Positif

S	was	Verb -ing
I	was	eating	when you came last night
He	was	going	somewhere
Mia	was	asking	many questions

Negatif

S	was	not	Verb -ing
I	was	not	eating	when you came last night
He	was	not	going	somewhere
Mia	was	not	asking	many questions

Tanya

Was	S	Verb -ing
was	I	eating	when you came last night?
was	he	going	somewhere?
was	Mia	asking	many questions?

Past continuous tense Pasif

Positif

S	was	being	participle
I	was	being	eaten	when you came last night
He	was	being	gone	somewhere
Mia	was	being	asked	many questions

apakah was kata kerja

Negatif

S	was	not	being	participle
I	was	not	being	eaten	when you came last night
He	was	not	being	gone	somewhere
Mia	was	not	being	asked	many questions

Tanya

Was	S	being	participle
Was	I	being	eaten	when you came last night?
Was	he	being	gone	somewhere?
Was	Mia	being	asked	many questions?

Jadi dapat disimpulkan ya, kalau wasitu merupakan kata kerja, bisa sebagai kata kerja utama (main verbs)pada kalimat nominal, dan bisa sebagai kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verbs) pada kalimat pasif. Semoga uraian informasi di atas semakin menambah pengetahuan kalian ya. Happy learning!