HAVE/HAD as a main verb and auxiliary verb

Hey Mr. Bhaskara,

These are my next requests. Please, check my grammar if there are some mistakes in my sentences.

1. Kalimat had as a main verb, benarkah seperti ini:

I had been a carpenter two years ago before I built a new house.

2. Kalimat had as an auxiliary verb

I had seen a sunset at marina beach before I went to my village.

3. Kalau kalimatnya, “dia menikahi saya“, benarkah grammarnya kalau ditulis:

He is marry me/ He marries me or he marry me?

Shusy-po

ANSWER:

Dalam perfect tenses (e.g. present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, dst), have/has dan had adalah auxiliary verb.

S + have/has + verb3…
S + have/has + been + verbing…
S + had + verb3…
S + had + been + verbing…
S + will + have + verb3…
S + would + have + verb3… dst

Contoh:

I had been a carpenter for two years before I built a new house.
I had seen a sunset at Marina beach before I went to my village.

Di kedua kalimat ini had adalah auxiliary verb, sedangkan main verbnya berturut-turut adalah been dan seen.

Tapi di kedua kalimat berikut, had yang kedua adalah main verb, sedangkan yang di depannya adalah auxiliary.

I had had my homework done before I submitted it. (PRku telah selesai dikerjakan (oleh orang lain yang aku suruh) sebelum aku menyetornya).
She had had a car before I bought mine. (Dia telah punya sebuah mobil sebelum aku membeli mobilku).

3. Kalimatnya lebih tepat kalau dinyatakan dalam past tense: “He married me“, karena action “menikahi” sudah in the past. Tapi kalau ingin menyatakan bahwa status “he” adalah kawin dengan saya, maka “He is married to/with me“. Yes, dinyatakan dalam simple present tense karena status perkawinannya masih berlangsung sampai sekarang dan mungkin sampai selamanya.

NOTE: Di kalimat1 tidak perlu ada ago , dan perlu for agar sesuai dengan tensisnya. Kalau for dan ago ditiadakan, maka sebaiknya dalam past tense: “I was a carpenter two years before I built a new house.