To Be

To Be

"To Be" adalah kata kerja bantu untuk membantu mengekspresikan/menjelaskan diri atau sesuatu.

Macam-macam "To Be": being, been, am, is, are, was, were.

Penggunaan berdasarkan jumlah subjek: gunakan am, is, was pada I, He/She/It. Dan, gunakan are, were pada You, They, dan We.

"To Be" dapat dikelompokkan berdasarkan kegunaannya sebagai kata kerja. "To Be" dipisahkan berdasarkan penggunaannya pada present tense, past tense, perfect form, dan progressive form. Untuk Lebih jelasnya perhatikan penjelasan di bawah ini.

"To Be" dalam bentuk present tense (menyatakan kebenaran umum, kebiasaan, dan sebagai sebuah pernyataan).

I am, We are, You are, He/She/It is, They are.

Contoh:

1. I am a student.
2. We are from Yogyakarta.
3. You are the best.
4. He is my father.
5. She is my mother.
6. It is my book.
7. They are my parents.

"To Be" dalam bentuk past tense (keterangan waktu masa lampau untuk menandakan sesuatu yang telah terjadi).

I was, We were, You were. He/She/It was, They Were.

Contoh:

1. I was there two hours ago.
2. We were here yesterday.
3. You were at the cinema last night.
4. He was a bad boy.
5. She was lazy.
6. It was an amazing concert.
7. They were my friends.

"To Be" dalam bentuk perfect form (menjelaskan kejadian yang telah selesai terjadi atau sebagai bentuk pernyataan). Memadukan antara subjek dan has/have dengan kata kerja lampau (past participle) dari bentuk "be" yaitu "been".

I, you, they, we have / he, she, it has + been

Contoh:

1. I have been here for a while.
2. You have been in Yogyakarta.
3. It has been two hours since he left me here.
4. She has been with me last night.
5. They have been at the party.
6. We have been on our class.
7. He has been on his way to get here.

"To Be" dalam bentuk progressive form (sesuatu yang telah terjadi tapi belum selesai atau masih berlangsung (present continous). Untuk bentuk ini, subjek dipadukan dengan has/have dengan present participle (kata kerja yang menunjukkan sesuatu masih dikerjakan) dari "be" yaitu "being".

I am / He, She, It is / You, we, They are + being

Contoh:

1. I am being a doctor for four years.
2. She is twenty years old when she is being a nurse.
3. He is being a security now.
4. It is being clear now.
5. You are being older.
6. We are being closer now.
7. They are being smarter now.