Cara mudah menemukan perbedaan penggunaan "is" / "am" / "are"

 

Perbedaan “is” , “am”, “are”

 

Penegertian To be: Kata bantu yang menghubungkan antara subyek dan predikat. To be digunakan berdasarkan subyek.

Jenis to be:

Tenses	To be
Present Tense	is , am, are
Past Tense	was, were

 

1.     “is”

Digunakan ketika subyeknya:

a.     He / She / It

b.     Singular Noun (kata benda tunggal)

Contoh : Sandra, car, book, etc.

          Form:

	Simple Present	Present Continuous Tense
Positive	Subject + is + non verb	Subject + is + Verb-ing
Negative	Subject + isn’t + non verb	Subject + isn’t + Verb-ing
Interrogative	Is + subject+ non verb+ ?	Is + subject + Verb-ing + ?

         

Simple Present Tense          

( + ) She is a doctor.

( -  ) She isn’t a doctor.

( ? ) Is she a doctor?

Present Continuous Tense

( + ) He is singing.

( - ) He is not singing.

( ? ) Is he singing?

 

 

2.     “are”

Digunakan ketika subyeknya:

a.     They / We / You

b.     Plural Noun (kata benda jamak)

Contoh : Sandra and Andy, cars, some books, etc.

Form:

	Simple Present	Present Continuous Tense
Positive	Subject + are + non verb	Subject + are+ Verb-ing
Negative	Subject + are not + non verb	Subject + are + Verb-ing
Interrogative	Is + subject+ non verb+ ?	Are + subject + Verb-ing + ?

  Simple Present Tense        

( + ) They are my friends.

( - ) They aren’t my friends.

( ? ) Are they my friends?

Present Continuous Tense

( + ) We are studying.

( -  ) We are not studying.

( ? ) Are we studying?

 

 

3.     “are”

Digunakan ketika subyeknya: I

Form:

	Simple Present	Present Continuous Tense
Positive	Subject + am + non verb	Subject + am + Verb-ing
Negative	Subject + am not + non verb	Subject + am + Verb-ing
Interrogative	Am + subject+ non verb+ ?	Am + subject + Verb-ing + ?

 

Simple Present Tense          

( + ) I am a student.

( - ) I am not a student.

( ? ) Am I a student?

Present Continuous Tense

( + ) I am singing.

( -  ) I am not singing.

( ? ) Am I singing?

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