Selasa, 11 April 2017

USE OF PREPOSITIONS


Preposition

Usage

Example

on

on + hari

on Monday

on + certain time in a day

on Friday morning, On Sunday afternoon

on+ date

on March 7, 2009; on January 19

on + feast (followed days)

on Christmas Day; on Easter Sunday

on + ..... Eve

on New Year's Eve

in

in + month

in May, in August

in + season

in summer, in winter

in + year

in 2000, in 1986

in + the period of time in a day

in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

in + century

in the nineteenth century, in the 21st century

in + period of time

in an hour, in two months

at

at + certain time

at night, at noon, at dawn

at + weekend

at the weekend

at + time

at 5 p.m. ; at half past six

at + feast / festival

at Christmas, at New Year, at Easter

since

since + a certain time in the past

- since 1980
- since yesterday evening
- since the war ended
- I have been living in Jakarta since January 2005

for

for + Period of time (tenses can be in the form of past, present or 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 + noun / phrases (tenses can be in the form of past, present or future. During could be interpreted as an over / all the time)

- 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 can be in the form of past, present or future. While can be defined as when)

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 in the form of past, present or future. Before followed by a certain time before the time at present)

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 can be in the form of past, present or future. After followed by time after time in the present)

by

by + kata benda yang berhubungan dengan waktu/tanggal

Please pay me by Friday morning

(By used to express up to a certain time)

I will be back by 6 o’clock

By Sunday, I will have finished the first 3 chapters.

to

to +date

It's five to six (sama dengan jam 5.55)

past

past + date

It's twenty past four (berarti jam 4.20)

till / until

till / until + noun associated with the time

He will be staying here until the end of next week

(till / until is used to express how long something will take place)

Mr. John lived in that house until 2007

from - to

from + beginning of time + to + end of time

We watched TV from 5 to 8 o’clock last night

 

Referensi : http://informasitips.com/penggunaan-preposition-of-time-in-on-at-dll

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