What is it?

Prepositions of time adalah kata depan (prepositions) yang menunjukkan hubungan antara suatu kejadian dengan waktu. Artinya, preposition ini menjawab pertanyaan seperti:
➡️ Kapan sesuatu terjadi?
➡️ Sudah berapa lama berlangsung?
➡️ Sampai kapan berlangsung?

Kata apa saja yang termasuk? let's find out

1. AT

Digunakan untuk waktu yang sangat spesifik atau waktu tertentu dalam sehari.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Jam tertentu: at 7 o’clock, at 3:15 PM

• Waktu spesifik dalam sehari: at noon, at night, at midnight

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• The movie starts at 6:30 PM.

• He usually sleeps at midnight.

• I will see you at lunch.

2. ON

Digunakan untuk hari dan tanggal tertentu, atau hari spesial.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Hari dalam seminggu: on Monday, on Friday

• Tanggal lengkap: on April 17th, on July 4, 2023

• Hari spesial: on my birthday, on Christmas Day

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• I have a meeting on Thursday.

• Her wedding is on September 12th.

• We visited grandma on New Year’s Day.

3. IN

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• He was born in June.

• We traveled to Japan in 2022.

• I like jogging in the morning.

Digunakan untuk periode waktu yang lebih umum atau luas.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Bulan: in August, in December

• Tahun: in 1990, in 2021

• Abad: in the 20th century

• Bagian hari (kecuali malam): in the morning, in the afternoon

• Musim: in summer, in winter

4. SINCE

Digunakan untuk menunjukkan titik awal waktu hingga sekarang. Biasanya dipakai dengan Present Perfect Tense.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Titik waktu spesifik: since Monday, since 2010, since 8 AM

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• I have lived here since 2015.

• She has worked at the hotel since last year.

5. FOR

Digunakan untuk menunjukkan durasi atau lamanya waktu.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Digunakan dengan periode waktu: for 2 hours, for a week, for 5 years

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• We waited for 30 minutes.

• They have been married for 10 years.

6. BY

Digunakan untuk menunjukkan batas waktu (deadline). Artinya "tidak lewat dari".

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Digunakan untuk batas waktu: by Monday, by 5 PM

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• Please submit the report by Friday.

• She’ll be here by 10 o’clock.

7. UNTIL / TILL

Digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu berlangsung sampai titik waktu tertentu.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• until lebih formal daripada till.

• till sering digunakan dalam percakapan sehari-hari.

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• The store is open until 10 PM.

• I waited till she came back.

8. FROM… TO / TILL / UNTIL

Digunakan untuk menyatakan rentang waktu dari titik awal sampai akhir.

📌 Kapan digunakan:

• Awal sampai akhir waktu: from 9 to 5, from Monday until Friday

📝 Contoh Kalimat:

• He worked from 8 AM to 6 PM.

• The exhibition runs from March to June.

A Little
Exercise

• (Example)
  The train arrives at 7 o’clock.

• She was born ___ September 2001.

• We are going to the beach ___ Sunday.

• I have been working here ___ 2018.

• He studied French ___ two years before switching to Spanish.

• The library is open ___ 9 AM ___ 6 PM.

• Please return the book ___ Friday at the latest.

• He usually takes a nap ___ the afternoon.

• They waited ___ 30 minutes, but she didn’t come.

• I’ll stay here ___ you get back.

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