Definisi / Penjelasan
Bentuk Past Simple dari be adalah was dan were. Kita menggunakannya untuk membicarakan orang, tempat, perasaan, dan situasi di masa lalu. Ini sering menjadi salah satu bentuk lampau pertama yang dipelajari karena sangat umum dalam cerita dan deskripsi sehari-hari. Seperti be pada present, bentuk ini punya polanya sendiri dan tidak memakai did dalam kalimat affirmative.
Aturan Utama
- Gunakan was dengan I, he, she, it, dan singular nouns.
- Gunakan were dengan you, we, they, dan plural nouns.
- Gunakan ekspresi waktu lampau ketika waktunya sudah selesai: yesterday, last year, this morning jika periodenya sudah selesai.
- Bentuk negatifnya adalah wasn't dan weren't.
- Pertanyaan mengubah urutan: Was he late? Were they at home?
Contoh
- I was tired yesterday. - Saya lelah kemarin.
- She was at work this morning. - Dia di tempat kerja pagi ini.
- It was very cold last night. - Semalam sangat dingin.
- We were at home on Sunday. - Kami di rumah pada hari Minggu.
- They were happy after the game. - Mereka senang setelah pertandingan.
Kesalahan Umum
- ❌ I were tired yesterday. -> ✅ I was tired yesterday.
- ❌ They was at home. -> ✅ They were at home.
- ❌ She didn't be happy. -> ✅ She wasn't happy.
Tips
- Pertama, pelajari dua kelompok ini: I/he/she/it was dan you/we/they were.