Aturan Penggunaan Preposition of Time

Dalam suatu kalimat di Bahasa Inggris, dikenal istilah Preposition. Apa itu Preposition? Preposition adalah kata penghubung antara nouns, pronoun dan kata-kata lainnya. Penempatan preposition dapat menentukan arti suatu kalimat. Karena pada penempatan preposition yang berbeda, dapat pula menyebabkan arti suatu kalimat berbeda. Misalnya saja dalam kalimat He is on a car dan He is in a car.

Preposition dalam bahasa inggris biasanya digunakan pada suatu kalimat yang mengekspresikan :

waktu (time), misalnya He got up early in the morning.
tempat (place), contohnya She lives in a trailer.
cara (means), sebagai contoh Tom was hit by a ball.
kuantitas (quantity), misalnya We drove for twenty miles.
tujuan (purpose), contohnya She went to the city for sightseeing.
kondisi (state or condition), seperti dalam kalimat He is on duty.

Dalam artikel berikut ini kita khususkan untuk mempelajari tentang aturan dan contoh penggunaan dari Preposition of Time.

Berikut ini adalah tabel Preposition of Time beserta dengan aturan dan contohnya :

Preposition	Penggunaan	Contoh
on	on + hari	on Monday
	on + waktu tertentu di suatu hari	on Friday morning, On Sunday afternoon
	on+ tanggal	on March 7, 2009; on January 19
	on + hari raya (diikuti hari)	on Christmas Day; on Easter Sunday
	on + ..... Eve	on New Year's Eve
in	in + bulan	in May, in August
	in + musim	in summer, in winter
	in + tahun	in 2000, in 1986
	in + periode waktu dalam sehari	in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
	in + abad	in the nineteenth century, in the 21st century
	in + periode waktu	in an hour, in two months
at	at + waktu tertentu	at night, at noon, at dawn
	at + weekend	at the weekend
	at + jam	at 5 p.m. ; at half past six
	at + hari raya/festival	at Christmas, at New Year, at Easter
since	since + waktu tertentu di masa lampau	- since 1980 - since yesterday evening - since the war ended - I have been living in Jakarta since January 2005
for	for + periode waktu (tenses bisa dalam bentuk past, present atau future)	- for 3 hours - I studied English for an hour last night - My Cousin will be visiting Jakarta for 2 weeks next June
during	during + kata benda/frase (tenses bisa dalam bentuk past, present atau future. During bisa diartikan sebagai selama/sepanjang waktu tertentu)	- Mom received many messages during the last week. - I will return home during school break
while	while + S + V	We will take Ann to the zoo while we are in town
	while + V-ing	While swimming in the sea, Lucy was attacked by a shark
	(tenses bisa dalam bentuk past, present atau future. While bisa diartikan sebagai ketika)
before	before + noun	before Monday, before noon
	before + S + V	Before you say anything, I will explain why I am here.
	before + V-ing	Before judging me, you should first find out the truth.
	(tenses dalam bentuk past, present atau future. Before diikuti oleh waktu tertentu sebelum waktu di masa sekarang)
after	after + noun	after 7 a.m.; after the meal.
	after + S + V	Mike was happy after he won the tennis match.
	after + V-ing	After taking a bath, she gets dressed and has breakfast.
	(tenses bisa dalam bentuk past, present atau future. After diikuti oleh waktu setelah waktu di masa sekarang)
by	by + kata benda yang berhubungan dengan waktu/tanggal	Please pay me by Friday morning
	(by digunakan untuk mengekspresikan sampai ke waktu tertentu)	I will be back by 6 o’clock By Sunday, I will have finished the first 3 chapters.
to	to + jam	It's five to six (sama dengan jam 5.55)
past	past + jam	It's twenty past four (berarti jam 4.20)
till / until	till / until +kata benda yang berhubungan dengan waktu	He will be staying here until the end of next week
	(till / until digunakan untuk mengekspresikan berapa lama sesuatu hal akan berlangsung)	Mr. John lived in that house until 2007
from - to	from + permulaan waktu + to + akhir waktu	We watched TV from 5 to 8 o’clock last night