ENGLISH 1 : TO BE

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 :

1. Kata sifat (Adjective)
2. Kata benda (Noun)
3. Kata keterangan / tambahan (Adverb)
4. Kata kerja yang menyatakan sedang melakukan sesuatu (Verb-ing)

Examples :

1. I am happy. (Adjective)
2. She is a singer. (Noun)
3. We are in the class. (Adverb)
4. 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).

1. Present



Is      : She/He/It

Am   : I

Are   : You/They/We


Pattern :
(+) Subject + to be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. They are dilligent. (Adjective)
2. She is a journalist. (Noun)
3. He is in the zoo. (Adverb)
4. They are sleeping now. (Verb-ing)

(-) Subject + to be + not + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. I am not a doctor.
2. She is not stupid.
3. They are not at home.
4. He is not Sleeping

(?) To be + Subject + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. Are you a student ? Yes, i am
                               No, i am not

2. Is he watching TV ? Yes, he is
                                No, he is not


2. Past



Was    : I/She/He/It

Were   : You/They/We


Pattern :
(+) Subject + to be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. We were at the beach 2 days ago.
2. She was busy yesterday.
3. It was cold this morning.

(-) Subject + to be + not + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. They were not at home last night.
2. I was not absent yesterday.
3. She was not ill yesterday.

(?) To be + Subject + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. Were you at home last night ? Yes, i was
                                              No, i wasn't

2. Was it cold this morning ? Yes, it was
                                        No, it wasn't
3. Future

Be


Pattern :
(+) Subject + will + be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. I will be busy tonight.
2. They will be here tomorrow.
3. It will be raining season.
4. He will be a doctor next year.

(-) Subject + will + not + be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. She will not be late.
2. I will not be in class at noon.
3. The servant will not be cleaning the floor at this time tomorrow.
4. He will not be a manager next month because he is fired now.

(?) Will + Subject + be + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. Will you be busy tonight ? Yes, i will
                                        No, i won't

2. Will  they be absent next saturday ? Yes, they will
                                                      No, they won't
4. Perfect

Been

Has : She/He/It

Have : You/They/We/I


Pattern :
(+) Subject + has/have + been + adjective/noun/adverb/verb-ing

Examples :

1. I have been ill for three days.
2. She has been busy recently.
3. They have been absent from class for a week.
4. It has been raining all day long

Catatan hari ini :

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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