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Masih banyak yang bingung tentang penggunaan to be, berikut ini penjelasannya.

To be : am, is, are (Present)

* I + am

* He, she, it + is

* You, we, they + are

1. To be diikuti dengan V-ing (swimming, dancing, etc)

2. To be adjective (kata sifat)

3. To be diikuti noun (kata benda)

4. To be diikuti place (tempat)

5. To be diikuti profession (pekerjaan)

Berikut ini contoh dari kelima penggunaan to be di atas:

1. Diikuti verb-ing

I am reading a newspaper.

She is preparing breakfast.

He is fixing his car.

You are walking around the school.

They are playing football in the park.

We are making salad for dinner.

2. Diikuti adjective (kata sifat)

My mother is tall and beautiful.

Andy and Jill are clever.

I am sick.

They are young and handsome.

We are dilligent.

My new friend is so friendly.
3. Diikuti kata benda

It is a chair.

This is my favourite book.

There are eggs in the fridge.

There is a girl in the park.

4. Diikuti place (tempat)

My father is in Jakarta.

Nancy is in the kitchen.

The men are in the waiting room.

I am in my bedroom.

We are in the living room watching television.

5. Diikuti profession (pekerjaan)

My big sister is a doctor.

I am a policewoman.

They are actors.

We are students.

My father is a manager in a hotel.

Gimana?? Gampang kan…supaya lebih paham, coba deh bikin kalimat sebanyak-banyaknya seperti contoh di atas. Sehingga kamu bisa menambah kosa kata (cari noun dan adjective).

Penjelasan di atas adalah untuk to be present. Nah, untuk to be yang past penggunaannya sama persis dengan contoh di atas. Yang membedakan hanyalah bentuk to be yang berubah :

am berubah menjadi was.

is berubah menjadi was.

are berubah menjadi were.

Contoh :

I was in the kitchen.

She was making pizza for the party.

They were doctors.

Oia, ada satu lagiyang penting:

Penggunaan adjective dan noun bisa digabungkan, contoh:

Mandy is a beautiful girl.

beautiful = adj

girl = noun

My father is a kind doctor.

Mr Black is a good teacher.

Yang harus diingat disini adalah, adjective harus disimpan sebelum noun seperti contoh di atas.

Pelajari baik-baik penjelasan yang saya berikan supaya anda bisa menggunakan to be dengan benar dan mudah-mudahan penjelasan saya dapat dimengerti. Happy study!!!