1.

Percakapan Question and Answer : Yes/No

Answer Question
Percakapan question and answers dalam bentuk yes/no answer question adalah
pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang membutuhkan jawaban ; Yes ... / No ...
Tahapan ini merupakan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang paling sederhana, dan paling
mudah untuk dipraktekan pada tahap awal latihan percakapan. Jenis pertanyaan ini
diawali dengan kata-kata tanya sebagai berikut ini :

Is

Am

Were

Was

Does

Do

Did

Shall

Will

Have

Has

Had

Can

May

Must

Could

Would

Should

Untuk tahap awal, hanya beberapa kata tanya (Copula) tersebut yang akan kita gunakan
untuk contoh latihan percakapan bahasa Inggris.
Pertanyaan

Respon/Jawaban

Is Megan student?

Yes, she is / Yes, she is a student.

Are you a student?

Yes, I am / Yes, I am a student.

Are they playing volley ball?

Yes, they are / Yes. they are playing volley ball.

Is this your book?

Yes, it is / Yes, it is my book.

Is this a fish?

No, it is not / No, it isn't a fish.

Are you hungry?

No, I am not / Yes, I am.

Are they clever?

Yes, they are / No, they aren't.

Do you live in Bandung?

Yes, I do / No, I don't.

Does Megan live in Jakarta?

Yes, she does / No, she doesn't.

Can you drive a car?

Yes, I can / No, I can't.

Penjelasan untuk penggunaan kata tanya (Copula) to be yang diantaranya adalah :

Is

Am

Are

Was

Were

Kata tanya (Copula) to be tersebut digunakan apabila yang ditanyakan mengenai hal-hal
berikut ini :

Kata benda (Noun)

Kata sifat (Adjective)

Kata kerja + ing (Sedang melakukan)

Tempat (Place)

Kata kerja ke-3 (Past Participle) / Kata kerja Passive

Contohnya :
Pertanyaan

Respon/Jawaban

Is that a car? (Noun/kata benda)

Yes, it is / Yes, it isn't.

Are you a student?(Noun/kata benda)

Yes, I am / No, I am not.

Are Megan clever? (Adjective/kata sifat)

Yes, she is / Yes. she isn't.

Are they studying? (Kata kerja + ing / sedang

Yes, they are / No, they

dilakukan)

aren't.

Is Helena working? (Kata kerja + ing / sedang

Yes, she is / No, she isn't.

dilakukan)
Is mother at home? (Place/tempat)

Yes, she is / No, she isn't.

Is Helena in Bandung? (Place/tempat)

Yes, she is / No, she isn't.

Is the book written in English? (kata kerja ke-

Yes, it is / No, it isn't.

3/Passive)
Is the house painted green? (kata kerja ke-3/Passive)

Yes, it is / No, it isn't.

Sedangkan untuk penggunaan Do, Does, Can, May, Must, dan seterusnya, apabila
yang ditanyakanya adalah pekerjaan/menggunakan kata kerja (verb).
Contohnya :
Pertanyaan

Respon/Jawaban

Do you live in Bandung? (kata kerja, orang ke 2)

Yes, I do / No, I don't.

Does he live in Bandung? (kata kerja, orang ke 3

Yes, he does / No, he doesn't.

tunggal)
Did you go to Jakarta yesterday? (kata kerja,

Yes, I did / No. I didn't.

lampau)
Can you speak English? (modal + kata kerja)

Yes, I can / No, I can't.

May I come in? (kata kerja + modal)

Yes, you may / No, you may

not.

Penjelasan :
Do Digunakan untuk menanyakan pekerjaan yang dilakukan secara rutin, kebiasaan

(Simple Present Tense) untuk I, you, we, dan they.

Does Digunakan untuk menanyakan pekerjaan secara rutin, kebiasaan untuk He,
She, It atau Megan, Helena, Jacob, dan seterusnya (nama orang, tunggal).
Did digunakan untuk menanyakan pekerjaan yang dilakukan sudah lampau/sudah
dilakukan (Simple Past Tense).

2. Percakapan Question and Answer : Wh Question

Setelah Anda cukup memahami tanya jawab Yes/No Answer Question, artinya Anda
sudah mampu menggunakan kata tanya (Copula) Is, Am, Are, Do, Does, Did,
Can, May, Must, dan seterusnya dengan baik. Selanjutnya, latihan dapat dilanjutkan
dengan kata tanya, mendahului Copula tersebut.
Wh Question

Arti dan tujuan

Who

Siapa, menanyakan pelaku.

Whom

Siapa, menanyakan objek.

Where

Dimana, menanyakan tempat.

When

Kapan, menanyakan waktu.

How

Bagaimana.

What

Apa, menanyakan benda.

Why

Mengapa, menanyakan alasan.

How many/much

Berapa banyak, menanyakan jumlah.

Untuk memudahkan penyusunan kalimat pertanyaan Wh Question ini, sebaiknya dimulai

dulu dengan Yes/No Answer Question seperti contoh berikut ini :
Yes/No Answer

Respon/Jawa

Question

ban

Is Megan at home?

No, she isn't.

Wh Question

Respon/Jawaba
n

Where is Megan?

Megan is at

school.
Does Helena live in

No, he doesn't.

Jakarta?

Where does she

He live in

live?

Bandung.

Are you a doctor?

No, I am not.

What are you?

I am a teacher.

Is that a ball?

No, it isn't.

What is that?

It is a balloon.

Did he come here last

No, he didn't.

When did he

He came

come?

yesterday.

night?

3. Percakapan Question and Answer : Question

using - or Pertanyaan yang menggunakan or membutuhkan kalimat lengkap yang dipilih salah
satu dari yang ditanyakan. Contohnya :
Megan : Is Katty a student or a teacher?
Helena : She is a student.
Megan : Are they studying or playing?
Helena : They are playing.
Megan : Do you live in Bandung or Jakarta?
Helena : I live in Jakarta.
Megan : Does he work in Bandung or Jakarta?
Helena : He works in Bandung.
Megan : Did you go to movie or to restaurant?
Helena : I went to the movie.
Megan : Are you working or studying?
Helena : I am studying.