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