TO BE (AM, IS, ARE)

Dalam bahasa Inggris, kata kerja “to be” sangat penting karena digunakan untuk menjelaskan keadaan, identitas, atau keberadaan seseorang atau sesuatu.

Kata ini berubah bentuk tergantung pada waktu (tenses) dan subjek kalimatnya.

Mari kita pelajari bersama dalam tiga bentuk utama:
👉 Present Form (am, is, are)
👉 Past Form (was, were)
👉 Future Form (will be)

 

📖 PRESENT FORM (AM, IS, ARE)

✨ Pengertian:

“To be” dalam bentuk present digunakan untuk menyatakan keadaan yang terjadi sekarang (present time).

🔹 Bentuk & Pasangan yang Tepat:

Subject	To Be	Contoh Kalimat	Arti
I	am	I am a student.	Saya seorang murid.
You	are	You are my friend.	Kamu adalah teman saya.
He	is	He is a doctor.	Dia seorang dokter.
She	is	She is beautiful.	Dia cantik.
It	is	It is a cat.	Itu seekor kucing.
We	are	We are happy.	Kami bahagia.
They	are	They are at school.	Mereka di sekolah.

 

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💬 Fungsi “To Be” (Present)

1. Untuk menyatakan identitas / profesi:

She is a teacher.
I am a student.

2. Untuk menyatakan perasaan / keadaan:

They are tired.
I am happy.

3. Untuk menyatakan lokasi / tempat:

He is in the classroom.
We are at home.

 

⚠️ Catatan Penting:

• Gunakan am hanya dengan I.
• Gunakan is untuk he, she, it.
• Gunakan are untuk you, we, they.

🧩 Negatif Form (kalimat negatif):
Tambahkan not setelah to be.

Bentuk Positif	Bentuk Negatif	Arti
I am a student.	I am not a student.	Saya bukan murid.
She is tall.	She is not tall.	Dia tidak tinggi.
They are happy.	They are not happy.	Mereka tidak bahagia.

🗣️ Kalimat Tanya (Yes/No Question):
Tukar posisi to be dan subject.

Kalimat Positif	Kalimat Tanya	Arti
You are a teacher.	Are you a teacher?	Apakah kamu guru?
He is tired.	Is he tired?	Apakah dia lelah?
I am late.	Am I late?	Apakah saya terlambat?

 

📖 TO BE (WAS, WERE) – PAST FORM

✨ Pengertian:

“To be” dalam bentuk past form digunakan untuk menyatakan keadaan di masa lalu.

Subject	To Be (Past)	Contoh Kalimat	Arti
I	was	I was a student.	Saya dulu murid.
He	was	He was tired yesterday.	Dia lelah kemarin.
She	was	She was at home.	Dia di rumah.
It	was	It was sunny yesterday.	Kemarin cerah.
You	were	You were late.	Kamu terlambat.
We	were	We were happy.	Kami senang.
They	were	They were in the park.	Mereka di taman.

 

💬 Fungsi “Was” dan “Were”

1. Untuk menyatakan keadaan di masa lalu:

I was hungry yesterday.
They were tired after the game.

2. Untuk menyatakan lokasi di masa lalu:

She was at school yesterday.
We were at home last night.

 

🧩 Bentuk Negatif:

Tambahkan not setelah was / were.

Kalimat Positif	Kalimat Negatif	Arti
I was happy.	I was not (wasn’t) happy.	Saya tidak bahagia.
They were late.	They were not (weren’t) late.	Mereka tidak terlambat.

 

🗣️ Kalimat Tanya:

Tukar posisi to be dan subject.

Kalimat Positif	Kalimat Tanya	Arti
She was at home.	Was she at home?	Apakah dia di rumah?
They were tired.	Were they tired?	Apakah mereka lelah?

 

📖 TO BE (BE) – FUTURE FORM

✨ Pengertian:

“To be” dalam bentuk future digunakan untuk menyatakan keadaan atau rencana di masa depan.

Strukturnya:

Subject + will be + complement

Subject	To Be (Future)	Contoh Kalimat	Arti
I	will be	I will be a teacher.	Saya akan menjadi guru.
You	will be	You will be happy.	Kamu akan bahagia.
He / She / It	will be	He will be a doctor.	Dia akan menjadi dokter.
We	will be	We will be friends forever.	Kita akan jadi teman selamanya.
They	will be	They will be at home.	Mereka akan di rumah.

 

💬 Fungsi “Will Be”

1. Untuk menyatakan rencana / cita-cita di masa depan:

I will be a pilot someday.

2. Untuk menyatakan keadaan di masa depan:

The weather will be sunny tomorrow.

3. Untuk menyatakan lokasi di masa depan:

We will be in Jakarta next week.

 

🧩 Bentuk Negatif:

Tambahkan not setelah will.

Kalimat Positif	Kalimat Negatif	Arti
I will be happy.	I will not (won’t) be happy.	Saya tidak akan bahagia.
They will be here.	They won’t be here.	Mereka tidak akan di sini.

 

🗣️ Kalimat Tanya:

Letakkan will di awal kalimat.

Kalimat Positif	Kalimat Tanya	Arti
She will be a doctor.	Will she be a doctor?	Apakah dia akan jadi dokter?
They will be late.	Will they be late?	Apakah mereka akan terlambat?

 

📝 Rangkuman Singkat

Waktu	Bentuk To Be	Contoh	Arti
Present	am / is / are	I am happy.	Saya bahagia.
Past	was / were	I was tired.	Saya lelah.
Future	will be	I will be strong.	Saya akan kuat.

 

📖 Latihan Sederhana

Lengkapi dengan bentuk to be yang tepat (am, is, are, was, were, will be):

1. I ____ a student.
2. They ____ happy yesterday.
3. She ____ beautiful.
4. We ____ at home last night.
5. He ____ a doctor next year.

💡 Kunci Jawaban:

1. am
2. were
3. is
4. were
5. will be

 

🎯 Aktivitas Kelas

🎲 Game: “Time Traveler Sentences”
Guru menyebutkan kata keterangan waktu, siswa membuat kalimat sesuai tense-nya!

Contoh:

• (today) → I am happy.
• (yesterday) → I was happy.
• (tomorrow) → I will be happy.

Siswa bergantian membuat kalimat sambil menebak bentuk to be yang tepat. 🕓

 

🏠 Penugasan (Homework)

✏️ Tugas Rumah:
Buat 6 kalimat menggunakan to be dengan 3 bentuk waktu berbeda:

• 2 kalimat present form
• 2 kalimat past form
• 2 kalimat future form

📍Contoh:

1. I am a teacher.
2. They are in the classroom.
3. I was at school yesterday.
4. She was tired last night.
5. I will be happy tomorrow.
6. We will be at the beach next week.

 

🌟 Penutup

“To be” adalah fondasi utama dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris.
Dengan menguasai bentuk am, is, are, was, were, dan will be, kamu bisa membuat banyak kalimat dasar dengan mudah. 🎓

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