To Be (is, am, are, was, were) berarti "ada" atau "adalah" tetapi dalam bahasa Indonesia pada umumnya tidak di terjemahkan (meaningless).
To Be digunakan sebagai penghubung antara subjek dan predikat, dimana predikatnya biasanya dalam bentuk :
- Kata sifat (Adjective)
- Kata benda (Noun)
- Kata keterangan / tambahan (Adverb)
- Kata kerja yang menyatakan sedang melakukan sesuatu (Verb-ing)
Examples :
- I am happy. (Adjective)
- She is a singer. (Noun)
- We are in the class. (Adverb)
- I am reading a book. (Verb-ing)
Jenis To Be ditentukan dari tensesnya seperti yang disebutkan diatas bahwa "to be" menghubungkan subjek dan predikat, To Be dapat berubah-ubah sesuai dengan subjek (pelaku).
- Present
- They are dilligent. (Adjective)
- She is a journalist. (Noun)
- He is in the zoo. (Adverb)
- They are sleeping now. (Verb-ing)
- I am not a doctor.
- She is not stupid.
- They are not at home.
- He is not Sleeping
- Are you a student ? Yes, i am No, i am not
- Is he watching TV ? Yes, he is No, he is not
- Past
- We were at the beach 2 days ago.
- She was busy yesterday.
- It was cold this morning.
- They were not at home last night.
- I was not absent yesterday.
- She was not ill yesterday.
- Were you at home last night ? Yes, i was No, i wasn't
- Was it cold this morning ? Yes, it was No, it wasn't
- Future
- I will be busy tonight.
- They will be here tomorrow.
- It will be raining season.
- He will be a doctor next year.
- She will not be late.
- I will not be in class at noon.
- The servant will not be cleaning the floor at this time tomorrow.
- He will not be a manager next month because he is fired now.
- Will you be busy tonight ? Yes, i will No, i won't
- Will they be absent next saturday ? Yes, they will No, they won't
- Perfect
- I have been ill for three days.
- She has been busy recently.
- They have been absent from class for a week.
- It has been raining all day long
Is : She/He/It |
Am : I |
Are : You/They/We |
Pattern :
(+) Subject + to be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
(-) Subject + to be + not + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
(?) To be + Subject + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
Was : I/She/He/It |
Were : You/They/We |
Pattern :
(+) Subject + to be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
(-) Subject + to be + not + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
(?) To be + Subject + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
Be |
Pattern :
(+) Subject + will + be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
(-) Subject + will + not + be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
(?) Will + Subject + be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
Been |
Has : She/He/It |
Have : You/They/We/I |
Pattern :
(+) Subject + has/have + been + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing
Examples :
is not = isn't | are not = aren't |
was not = wasn't | were not = weren't |
will not = won't |
EXERCISE :
Put the right "To Be" in the blank. (letakkan to be yang benar di kolom kosong)
1. Cats. . . . . animals.
2. The Chair. . . . . behind the table.
3. I. . . . . here yesterday.
4. She has. . . . . here since this morning.
5. She will not. . . . . late.
6. It. . . . cold last summer.
7. There. . . . . a map on the wall of the classroom.
8. Linda. . . . . absent yesterday.
9. The lesson. . . . . an English lesson.
10. They have. . . . . busy recently.
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