(-) Subject + was/were + not + Adverb/Noun/Adjective

(?) Was/Were + Subject + Adverb/Noun/Adjective + ?

• Membentuk Past Continuous Tense

Salah satu jenis tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang sedang terjadi di masa lalu selama waktu tertentu.

Rumus:

(+) Subject + (was/were) + verb ing (present participle)

(-) Subject + (was/were) + not + verb ing (present participle)

(?) (Was/were) + subject +  verb ing (present participle) + ?

• Membentuk Past Tense in Passive Voice

Rumus:

(+) Subject + (was/were) + verb III (past participle) + by

(-) Subject + (was/were) + not + verb III (past participle) + by

(?) (Was/were) + subject +  verb III (past participle) + by + ?

• Membentuk Past Continuous Tense in Passive Voice

Rumus:

(+) Subject + was/were + being + Verb III + by

Contoh Kalimat

1. I was at school yesterday (Saya ada di sekolah kemarin).
2. Were you at school yesterday? (Apakah kamu ada di sekolah kemarin?).
3. When were you at school? (Kapankah kamu ada di sekolah?).
4. He was healthy last night (Dia sehat tadi malam).
5. She was waiting for me at 09.00 AM yesterday (Dia sedang menungguku pada jam 9 pagi kemarin).
6. These books were not expensive last week. (Buku-buku ini tidak mahal minggu lalu). 
7. They were visited by us last moth (Mereka telah dikunjungi oleh kamu bulan lalu).
8. Were Sam and Sally in New York last July? (Apakah Sam dan Sally ada di New York Juli lalu?).
9. You were an athlete last year. (Kamu adalah seorang atlit tahun lalu).
10. Was he absent last Monday? (Apakah dia tidak hadir senin lalu?).

Baca Juga: 15 Contoh Report Text Singkat Tentang Hewan Lengkap dengan Artinya

Baca berita update lainnya dari Sonora.id di Google News.