telling the time in english

Telling the time in
English
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Asking for the time
INFORMAL
What is the time?
What time is it?

FORMAL
“Excuse me,….”
“…do you know what time it is?”
“…do you have the (right) time?”
“…do you happen to know what time it is?”
“Could you tell me the time?”

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• We don't normally use the 24-hour clock in English.
• a.m: used for the morning (00:01 – 11:59)
It’s 2a.m = It’s two in the morning.
• p.m: used for the afternoon and night (12:01 – 24:00)
It’s 2p.m = It’s two in the afternoon.
• midnight: 00:00
• midday/ noon: 12:00




Remember

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Easy way to express time
The time is….
It is….
hour + minutes

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It’s one fifteen.

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Easy way to express time
The time is….
It is….
hour + minutes
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It’s one twenty.

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The time is….
It is….
hour + minutes
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It’s one forty.

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o'clock
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It’s one o’clock.
hour hand

minute hand
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o'clock
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It’s two o’clock.
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past
It’s twenty past eleven.
Other ways to express time
It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour]
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past
It’s ten past eleven.
It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour]
Other ways to express time
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5
10
15
It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
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5
10
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a quarter

It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour]
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a quarter
It’s a quarter past four.
It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
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30
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10
15
It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
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30
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10
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half
It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
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half
It’s half past four.
It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
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to
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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to
It’s twenty to five.
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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to
It’s ten to three.
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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35
40
45
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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a quarter
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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a quarter
It’s a quarter to five.
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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a quarter
It’s a quarter to one.
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
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a quarter to
a quarter past
half past
o’clock
five past
ten past
twenty past
twenty five past
five to
ten to
twenty to
twenty five to

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