Di dalam beberapa pola kalimat bahasa inggris, biasanya sebuah kalimat dibentuk dengan cara menggabungkan auxiliary verbs dengan pola kalimat standard. Tujuannya adalah untuk mmbuat kalimat tersebut menjadi variatif atau memiliki makna tertentu yang lebih spesifik. Pada materi bahasa inggris kali ini saya akan mengajak kalian untuk belajar mengenai cara membentuk sebuah kalimat past tense dengan menggunakan auxiliary verbs di dalamnya. Mari kita simak pembahasan berikut ini:
Secara umum, penggunan auxiliary verbs di dalam pola kalimat past tense mengikuti rumus berikut ini:
SIMPLE PAST
Pada pola simple past auxiliary hanya digunakan pada pola kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan.
(+) Subject + auxiliary + not Verb + Object
(-) auxiliary + Subject + Verb + Object?
Contoh kalimat:
Amir did not go to jakarta last week.
Did Amir go to jakarta last week?
PAST PERFECT
Penggunaan auxiliary pada pola kalimat past perfect mengikuti formula:
(+) Subject + auxiliary + verb + Object
(-) subject + Auxiliary + not + Verb + Object.
(?) Auxiliary + Subject + verb + object + ?
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Contoh kalimatnya:
She had finished her tasks.
She had not finished her tasks.
Had she finished her tasks?
PAST CONTINUOUS
Rumus penggunaan auxiliary pada pola kalimat past perfect continuous adalah:
(+) Subject + auxiliary + verb + ing + Object
(-) subject + Auxiliary + not + Verb + ing + Object.
(?) Auxiliary + Subject + verb + ing + object + ?
Contoh kalimatnya:
I was watching a football match on TV when you telephoned.
I was not watching a football match on TV when you telephoned.
Were you watching a football match on TV when i telephoned?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Rumus penggunaan auxiliary pada pola kalimat past perfect continuous adalah:
(+) Subject + auxiliary + been + verb + ing + Object
(-) Subject + Auxiliary + not + been + Verb + ing + Object.
(?) Auxiliary + Subject + been + verb + ing + object + ?
Contoh kalimatnya:
We have been waiting our coach to come for fifteen minutes.
We have not been waiting our coach to come for fifteen minutes.
Have we been waiting our coach to come for fifteen minutes?
