berupa noun atau pronoun yang merupakan
subject
pelaku aksi Tata, man, Reny and I, they
Catatan:
Be dapat berupa main verb (linking verb) atau auxiliary verb.
Contoh Kalimat:
He was fat.
(Dia dulunya gemuk.) Was he fat? was=main verb be
Only two workers came late. Did only two workers come late? did= dummy
(Hanya dua pekerja datang terlambat.) auxiliary
Aturan 1
Jika kalimat positif hanya menggunakan to be sebagai kata kerja, maka balikkan subjek dengan kata
kerja, kemudian tambahkan tanda Tanya di akhir kalimat interogatif.
Aturan 2
Jika kalimat positif mempunyai kata kerja utama ditambah dengan kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verbs)
maka balikkan posisi subjek dengan posisi kata kerja bantu yang pertama.
Aturan 3
Jika kalimat positif tidak mempunyai to be dan tidak pula mempunyai kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verbs),
maka perubahannya akan lebih kompleks. Penjelasannya adalah sebagai berikut.
3.1. Tambahkan Do di awal kalimat interogatif apabila subjeknya I, we, they, dan you. Termasuk juga
subjek yang jamak namun tidak ditulis dalam bentuk they, misalnya parents, teachers, speakers,
mechanics.
You like football. – Do you like football?
Their parents cook in the kitchen. – Do their parents cook in the kitchen?
We have a strong opinion. – Do we have a strong opinion?
3.2. Tambahkan does jika subjeknya adalah orang ketiga tunggal, yaitu he, she, it. Namun jangan lagi
tambahkan akhiran s/es ketika kata kerja sudah diubah ke dalam bentuk kalimat Tanya.
3.3. Tambahkan did di awal kalimat apabila kalimat positif berbentuk past tense. Kemudian kembalikan
kata kerja utama menjadi kata kerja present atau kembalikan ke bentuk awal.
Contoh :
BENAR SALAH
Can you help me to bring the chair? You help me to bring the chair?
Question Response
– Yes/No
– Yes/No
Are they sad? – Yes, they are/ No, they are not.
– Yes/No
Was that fun? – Yes, that was/ No, that was not.
2. Gunakan to be untuk menanyakan situasi yang sedang terjadi. Hal ini menggunakan present
continuous : to be + (verb+ing).
Question Response
– Yes/No
Is she going with her father and boyfriend?
– Yes, she is/ No, she is not.
– Yes/No
Are they finishing the project?
– Yes, they are/ No, they are not.
– Yes/No
Was he sleeping?
– Yes, he was/ No, he was not.
Question Response
– Yes/No
Is it used?
– Yes, it is/ No, it is not.
– Yes/No
Was this lake ever visited?
– Yes, this was/ No, this was not.
Am I counted? – Yes/No
4. Gunakan HAVE/HAS + S + past participle (V3) untuk menanyakan apakah seseorang telah
melakukan sesuatu atau belum.
Question Response
– Yes/No
Have you got the report?
– Yes, I have/ No, I have not.
– Yes/No
Has she cleaned her room
– Yes, she has/ No, she has not.
– Yes/No
Have they arrived at home?
– Yes, they have/ No, they have not.
5. Gunakan kata kerja DO untuk menanyakan tentang fakta tentang orang, tempat, atau hal lain.
Question Response
– Yes/No
Do you go to school by bus?
– Yes, I do/ No, I do not.
– Yes/No
Does your brother work at a private bank?
– Yes, he does/ No, he does not.
– Yes/No
Do they like mango juice?
– Yes, they do/ No, they do not.
6. Gunakan kata kerja MODAL untuk menanyakan tentang kemungkinan dan ketidakpastian.
Question Response
– Yes/No
Can we join your club?
– Yes, you can/ No, you cannot.
– Yes/No
Will this college be developed?
– Yes, this will be/ No, this will not be.
– Yes/No
May I borrow your pen?
– Yes, you may/ No, you may not.
Ingat: Ketika bertanya dengan DO atau MODAL, kata kerja yang mengikuti verb tersebut harus dalam
bentuk dasar, tanpa awalan atau pun akhiran.
BENAR SALAH
Do you eat banana? Do you to eat banana?
Does she swim once a week? Does she to swim once a week?
Can she play the game alone? Can she plays the game alone?
Will he marry you? Will he married you?
Should I go back? Should I to go back?
Tetapi, apabila terdapat dua kata kerja (verb) yang mengikuti DO, verb keduanya haruslah dalam bentuk
infinitive ( dengan to)
BENAR SALAH
Do you like to cook? Do you like cook?
Does he need to take a rest? Does he need take a rest?
Do we have to go home early? Do we have go home early?
Do you like to watch movie? Do you like watch movie?