Contoh:
+ They visited the Art Museum last week
? Did they visit the Art Museum last week?
- They did not visit the Art Museum last week
+ She wrote an article before sleeping last night
? Did she write an article before sleeping last night?
- She didn’t write an article before sleeping last night
2. Past of ‘be’ (Kalimat Nominal)
Rumus:
+ Subject + to be (was/were) + complement +….
? To be (was/were) + Subject + complement +….?
- Subject + to be (was/were) + not + complement +….
Keterangan:
- To be untuk kalimat simple past tense adalah ‘Was or were’ yang bisa dimaknai ada atau adalah atau bisa juga tidak diartikan.
- Untuk subjek You, we, they, gunakan were.
- Untuk subjek I, She, he, it gunakan was.
- Complement adalah pelengkap, seperti Student, teacher, book, money, water, dan lain sebagainya.
Contoh:
1. + She was at home yesterday
? Was she at home yesterday?
Yes, she was/ no, she wasn’t
- She was not at home yesterday
2. + Doni was 17 years old last year
? Was Doni 17 years old last year
Yes, he was/ no, he wasn’t
- Doni was not 17 years old last year
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