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Kita harus memilih dengan hati-hati di antara berbagai bentuk ini ketika
memilih kata kerja ‘to be’ yang sesuai dengan subjek kita. Subjek tunggal
membutuhkan kata kerja tunggal; subjek jamak membutuhkan kata kerja
jamak.

5.1.2 Formula ‘to be’

Afrimative Negative Interrogative Contraction
I am happy. I am not happy Am I happy x
You/We/They are You/We/They are not Are you/we/they Yo u / W e / T h e y
happy. happy. happy? aren’t happy.
S h e / H e / i t i s She/He/it is happy. I s s h e / h e / i t She/He/it isn’t
happy. happy? happy.
I was late I was not late Was i late? I wasn’t late.
You/We/They were You/We/They were not Were you/we/they Yo u / W e / T h e y
late. late. late? weren’t late
She/He/it was She/He/it was not late. Is she/he/it late? She/He/it wasn’t
late. late.
I have been busy. I have not been busy. Have I been I haven’t been
busy? busy.
You/We/They have You/We/They have not Have you/we/they Yo u / W e / T h e y
been busy. been busy. been busy? haven’t been
busy.
She/He/It has been She/He/It has not been Has she/he/it been She/He/It hasn’t
busy. busy. busy? been busy.

Catatan : Interrogative dalam tabel diatas adalah Yes / No Question. Artinya
pertanyaan yang mempunyai dua jawaban : Ya / Tidak.

Are you happy Apakah kamu bahagia?

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