Preposition of time adalah kata depan yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan waktu.
A. Preposisi “in” berlaku ketika kamu ingin mengungkapkan waktu atau lokasi secara umum
(more general). Dalam preposition of time, kata “in” bisa dipakai untuk menambah
keterangan yang berkaitan dengan:
Month (bulan), contohnya in March.
Year (tahun), seperti in 1996.
Season (musim), misalnya in summer.
Part of the day (bagian dari hari), seperti in the morning.
Centurie (abad), contoh in the 20th century.
Decade (dekade), misal in the 1990s.
Mengekspresikan periode waktu. Contohnya in two weeks.
Long periods (waktu yang lama) kayak in the past/future.
Exercises
1. My uncle has a new job. He works ________ the evening.
2. We’re going to have a picnic ________ Saturday afternoon. Would you like to come?
3. I’ll be finished my work ________ an hour. Then, I can go home.
4. When is the meeting? Is it ________ 2:00?
5. I like to get up really early, ________ sunrise, when the birds start to sing.
6. Tom’s birthday is next week, ________ January 14.
7. My grandfather was born ________ the 1950s.
8. Will we be ________ time, or will we miss our flight?
9. My family and I like to ski ________ winter.
10. Are there any holidays ________ December?
Homework
1. Our school cafeteria opens for lunch ________ noon.
2. What time does your son go to bed ________ night?
3. We moved to this city ________ 2012.
4. Are you going to do anything special ________ your birthday?
5. I’m not going to watch that TV show. It starts ________ midnight!
PREPOSITION OF PLACE
Preposition of place adalah preposisi yang digunakan untuk merujuk tempat atau ruang di mana
sesuatu atau seseorang berada.
A. Pada preposition of place, kamu bisa gunakan “in” sebagai kata depan saat
berbicara tentang:
Cities (kota), contohnya in Bandung.
Countries (negara), seperti in Indonesia.
Position in a larger area/container (sesuatu yang berada di dalam ruang dengan area
luas), misalnya in the fridge, in the backpack, etc.
Exercises
Homework