Penggunaan Was dan Were - Cerita Pendidikan

1. Apa itu was dan were?

👉 Was dan were adalah bentuk past tense dari kata kerja bantu to be (am, is, are).
Digunakan untuk menceritakan sesuatu yang sudah terjadi di masa lalu.

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2. Kapan pakai was?

Gunakan was untuk:

• I (saya)

• He (dia laki-laki)

• She (dia perempuan)

• It (benda/hewan/tumbuhan tunggal)

• Nama orang tunggal

📍 Contoh kalimat:

• I was at school yesterday.
  (Saya berada di sekolah kemarin.)

• She was sick last night.
  (Dia sakit tadi malam.)

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3. Kapan pakai were?

Gunakan were untuk:

• You (kamu/anda)

• We (kita)

• They (mereka)

• Nama orang jamak (lebih dari satu)

📍 Contoh kalimat:

• You were happy yesterday.
  (Kamu bahagia kemarin.)

• They were in the playground last week.
  (Mereka berada di taman bermain minggu lalu.)

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4. Rumus Sederhana

🔹 (+) Subject + was/were + complement
🔹 (–) Subject + was/were + not + complement
🔹 (?) Was/Were + subject + complement?

📍 Contoh:

• (+) She was at home last night.

• (–) She was not at home last night.

• (?) Was she at home last night?

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5. Ringkasan Tabel

Subject	To be (Past)
I	was
He/She/It	was
You	were
We	were
They	were

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👉 Tips mengingatnya:

• Kalau tunggal (I, he, she, it, satu orang/benda) → was

• Kalau jamak (you, we, they, lebih dari satu orang/benda) → were

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