Kata Kerja 'to be' disebut juga Stative Verb. Kata Kerja tersebut jarang digunakan dalam bentuk kata kerja continuous (progressive) seperti, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Continuous, dll.
Kalimat berikut ini tidak salah karena be digunakan untuk menggambarkan sebuah aktivitas.
Present progressive (am/are/is being + past participle)
Rencana Yang Matang: Fungsi bentuk seperti ini adalah untuk menjelaskan suatu rencana yang sudah disusun terlebih dahulu, terutama untuk menjelaskan suatu rencana yang bersifat resmi.
- I am sad at the moment (BUKAN I am being sad...)
- He was in the kitchen when the phone rang (BUKAN He was being in the kitchen...)
- I will be in Tenerife this time next week (BUKAN I will be being in Tenerife...)
Kalimat berikut ini tidak salah karena be digunakan untuk menggambarkan sebuah aktivitas.
- The children are being very naughty (= They are doing naughty things)
- He was being careless (= He was doing something carelessly)
- I hope you are well. (BUKAN I hope you are being well).
- He was very happy when his friends arrived. (BUKAN He was being very happy ...)
Present progressive (am/are/is being + past participle)
- The shop is closed because it is being renovated.
- I knew that he was being dishonest.
- They look forward to being invited.
Rencana Yang Matang: Fungsi bentuk seperti ini adalah untuk menjelaskan suatu rencana yang sudah disusun terlebih dahulu, terutama untuk menjelaskan suatu rencana yang bersifat resmi.
- The President is to visit Nigeria next month.
- I thought we were saying goodbye for ever. But we were to meet again, many years later.
- We must hurry if we are to get there by lunchtime.
- You can go to the party, but you are not to be back late.
- This cover is not to be removed.
- The medicine is to be taken three times a day.
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