Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The Time

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How to tell the time in English?

There are two common ways of telling the time in English. For 2:40 you can use one of these two ways.
  • Digital: the easier way - "Two forty "
  • Classical: you say the minutes first then the hour - "twenty to three"
Here are the different ways to ask for and tell the time.

Asking about the time:


What
time is it?
's the time?
time do you ... ?
Have you got    
    the right time?      


Telling the time:


DigitalIt's ...It's ...
2.00
two o'clock
two
2.06
six minutes past two
two oh six
2.09
nine minutes past two
two oh nine
2.12
twelve past two
two twelve
2.15
a quarter past two
two fifteen
2.20
twenty past two
two twenty
2.25
twenty-five past two
two twenty-five
2.30
half past two
two thirty
2.35
twenty-five to three
two thirty-five
2.40
twenty to three
two forty
2.45
a quarter to three
two forty-five
2.50
ten to three
two fifty
2.55
five to three
two fifty-five
2.57
three minutes to three
two fifty-seven
2.58
nearly three o'clock
two fifty-eight
3.00
three o'clock
three

Example:

Question:What's the time, please?
Answer:It's two o'clock.

Exercise 1


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