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Perlu diketahui apa yang dimaksud dengan kalimat nominal dan kalimat verbal.
Kalimat nominal adalah kalimat yang predikatnya bukan berupa kata kerja (non
verb), tetapi dapat berupa kata benda, kata sifat, kata keterangan. Sedangkan
kalimat verbal adalah kalimat yang predikatnya berupa kata kerja (verb).

Beberapa contoh penggunaannya dalam kalimat:
1. Penggunaan was dan were untuk simple past tense dalam kalimat nominal
a. Kata benda (noun):
• The late Rando and Randy were teachers.
Almarhum Rando dan Randy (adalah) guru.
• His late brother was a police.
Almarhum kakaknya (adalah) seorang polisi.
• The late John was a doctor.
Almarhum John seorang dokter.
• They were legendary singers.
Mereka penyanyi legendaris.
• He was legendary character.
Ia seorang tokoh (dalam) dongeng.
b. Kata sifat (adjective):
• He was angry to me yesterday.
Ia marah padaku kemarin.
• I was absent.
Saya tidak hadir.
• They were present yesterday.
Mereka hadir kemarin.
• It was a sorry sight.
Itu merupakan pemandangan yang menyedihkan.
c. Kata keterangan (adverb):
• They were in the room last night.
Mereka di dalam kamar tadi malam.
• He was there after reading the book.
Dia di sana setelah membaca buku itu.
• I was at your house.
Saya di rumahmu.
• Yesterday, we were at home for taking rest
Kemarin kami di rumah untuk istirahat.

2. Penggunaan was dan were untuk past continuous tense dalam kalimat
verbal
• They were watching television all afternoon yesterday.
Mereka sedang menonton televisi sepanjang sore kemarin.
• They were playing volleyball at seven o’clock yesterday.
Mereka sedang bermain bola voli pada pukul tujuh kemarin.
• They were playing football last afternoon.
Mereka sedang bermain sepak bola tadi sore.
• I was working.
Saya sedang bekerja.

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