Perubahan Bentuk “To Be” Berdasarkan Tense

Perubahan Bentuk To Be Berdasarkan Tense

Ada cara sederhana untuk mengingat perubahan bentuk “to be” berdasarkan tense.

Cukup dengan membaginya menjadi 4 seperti di bawah ini :

Present (Tense/Progressive) : Is, Am, Are

Contoh :

  • I am waiting for my sister to come
  • He is waiting for my sister to come
  • They are waiting for my sister to come

Past (Tense?Progressive) : Was, Were

Contoh :

  • I was waiting for my sister to come when they phoned me
  • He was waiting for my sister to come when they phoned him
  • They were waiting for my sister to come when I phoned them

Perfect (Present Perfect/Past Perfect) : Has been, Have been, Had been

Contoh kalimat :

  • I have been waiting for my sister to come since 3 hours ago
  • He has been waiting for my sister to come since 3 hours ago
  • They have been waiting for my sister to come since 3 hours ago
  • They had been waiting for my sister to come since I went to school yesterday

Semoga bermanfaat.