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Kata Penghubung Waktu – For / During / While / When Dalam Bahasa Inggris
1. For
For menunjukkan berapa lama sesuatu terjadi. Ini digunakan untuk menunjuk pada sebuah periode waktu. Contoh:
- We’re going to live in Malta for 6 months.
- She’s in New York for a few days.
- We went to Saudi Arabia for a week.
2. While / During
During dan while menunjuk pada sebuah periode waktu dimana sesuatu terjadi. Contoh:
- My phone rang while I was in a meeting.
- My phone rang during the meeting.
- We were busy during the weekend.
- During the night the cat woke me up.
- The Athenians suffered heavy losses during the battle of Salamis.
- We went shopping while you were sleeping.
- You shouldn’t eat while you are in the library.
- While I was working I got an email from Tamara.
When dan while keduanya bisa digunakan apabila dua hal terjadi pada saat yang sama.
Apabila dua tindakan kontinyu terjadi pada saat yang sama, biasanya kita menggunakan while. Contoh:
- “While you were studying I went out shopping.” Studying dan shopping adalah tindakan.
- “When I saw you I didn’t recognize you.” I saw you dan I didn’t recognize you adalah peristiwa tersendiri.
- I heard you when you opened the door.
- “While I saw you I didn’t recognize you.”
- “When I was in Rome I met my wife.” – “While I was in Rome I met my wife.”
- “I cut myself while I was cooking dinner.” – “I cut myself when I was cooking dinner.”
- Don’t forget to lock the door when you go out. – When you go out don’t forget to lock the door.Preposisi
- We’re still growing while other businesses are losing clients. – While other businesses are losing clients, we’re still growing.
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