Monday, December 31, 2007

- Online English Courses: - Irregular Verb 1 (see also irregular verb 2,3,4 in blog archive)

V1...................V2.......................V3......................Meaning/Arti

be (am,is,are).....was/were...............been.....................-
bear.................bore.....................born.....................lahir
become.............became..................become.................menjadi
bite..................bit.......................bitten...................menggigit
bleed................bled......................bled.....................berdarah
blend................blended/blent...........blended/blent.........mencampur
blow.................blew......................blown...................meniup
break................broke.....................broken.................memecah
bring.................brought.................brought.................membawa
build.................built......................built....................membangun
burn.................burnt.....................burnt...................membakar
buy..................bought....................bought.................membeli
catch................caught....................caught.................menangkap
choose..............chose.....................chosen.................memilih
come................came......................come..................datang
cost.................cost.......................cost....................harganya
creep...............crept......................crept...................merayap
cut..................cut........................cut......................memotong
dig..................dug........................dug.....................menggali
do...................did........................done....................mengerjakan
deal.................dealt......................dealt....................mengenai (masalah)
draw................drew......................drawn...................menggambar
dream..............dreamed/dreamt.......dreamed/dreamt.......bermimpi
drink...............drank......................drunk...................minum
drive...............drove......................driven..................mengendarai

Friday, December 28, 2007

- Online English Courses: - Regular Verbs

V. I..............V. II......................V. III..................Arti
answer..........answered................answered............menjawab
ask..............asked....................asked.................bertanya
arrive...........arrived..................arrived................sampai/tiba
borrow..........borrowed................borrowed.............meminjam
believe..........believed................believed..............percaya
call..............called....................called.................memanggil
decide..........decided..................decided..............memutuskan
expect..........expected................expected.............mengharap
finish...........finished.................finished..............selesai
happen.........happened...............happened.............terjadi
etc.

- Online English Course: - Present Continuous/Progressive Tense

Present continous/progressive tense digunakan untuk menyatakan seatu kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada saat berbicara. Rumusnya adalah :

Subject + be (am, is, atau are) + Ving + (...)

Contoh.

1. I am reading a novel.
'Saya sedang membaca sebuah novel.'

2. She is watching TV.
'Dia (pr) sedang menonton TV'.

3. They are doing the assignment.
'Mereka sedang mengerjakan tugas.'

a, an and the

Perhatikan contoh berikut ini.

- I bought a comb and an umbrella yesterday.
The comb is black and the umbrella is red.

 Penutur mengatakan a comb/an umbrella (kalimat pertama)karena ini adalah
pertama kali dia mengatakan tentang itu. Penutur mengatakan the comb/the umbrella
(Kalimat kedua) karena sekarang pendengar sudah tahu comb/umbrella yang mana yang
dia maksud, yaitu the comb/the umbrella yang dia beli.

(1) a/an digunakan ketika lawan bicara tidak tahu benda yang mana yang kita
maksud. Jika benda yang kita maksud sudah jelas, the digunakan.

Contoh :
- Tom sat down on a chair. (We don’t know which chair)
- Tom sat down on the chair nearest the door. (we know which chair)
- The philosophy of Aristotle is interesting. (Aristotle’s philosophy)

(2) the digunakan jika benda yang dimaksud sudah jelas karena situasi.
Misalnya, dalam ruangan kita mengatakan ‘the light/the floor/the ceiling/the door’

Contoh:
- Can you turn off the light, please? (= the light in this room)
- I took a taxi to the station. (=the station of that town)

Juga : the police/the fire-brigade/the army, the doctor, the dentist, the bank,
the post office.

(3) the digunakan jika benda itu hanya ada satu di dunia ini.

Contoh:
- What is the highest building in Indonesia?
- The only beach I have ever visited is Parang Tritis.
- The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta.
- The moon goes round the earth. (juga: ‘the sun, the world , the universe’)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

- Possessive Pronoun

Possessive pronoun is the pronoun which shows possession. The English Possessive pronouns are mine(milikku), yours(milikmu), hers(miliknya(pr)), his(miliknya(lk)), ours(milikkami/kita), theirs(milik mereka).

The examples are as follows:

1. This book is mine. (Buku ini milik saya)
2. This is mine. (Ini milik saya)

3. This car is hers. (Mobil ini miliknya(pr))
4. This is hers. (Ini miliknya(pr))

5. This pen is yours. (Pulpen ini milikmu)
6. This is yours. (Ini milikmu)

7. This house is ours. (Rumah ini milik kita/kami)
8. This is ours. (Ini milik kita/kami)

9. This food is theirs. (makanan ini milik mereka)
10. This is theirs. (ini milik mereka)

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Possessive Adjevtives

Possessive adjectives in English are personal pronouns showing possession which are placed before a noun. The forms of possessive adjectives in English are different from those of subject abd object pronouns. The English possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, their, our and its.

(Possessive adjective dalam bahasa Inggris adalah jenis personal pronoun yang letaknya mendahului noun. Bentuknya berbeda dengan subject pronoun atau object pronoun. Possessive adjective bahasa Inggris adalah my, your, his, her, their, our dan its)

Look at the examples :

1. my car ('mobilku')
2. your car ('mobilmu')
3. his car ('mobilnya ['laki-laki]'}
4. her car ('mobilnya [perempuan')
5. their car ('mobil mereka')
6. our car ('mobil kami/kita')
7. its color ('warnanya [selain manusia]')