Preposition Of Time

PREPOSITION OF
TIME

By kayan AdeWima, S.Pd.

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.

Any
Question?