Teacher Heidi Mosler

2020
The Time

What time is it? / What’s the time?

What time is it?

2:00 : It’s two o’clock
2:05 : It’s five (minutes) after two
2:15 : It’s a quarter after two
2:23 : It’s twenty-three (minutes) after two
2:30 : It’s half after two
2:38 : It’s twenty-two (minutes) to three
2:45 : It’s a quarter to three
2:51 : It’s nine (minutes) to three

PAST = AFTER

How to say:
 a.m. = in the morning
p.m. = in the afternoon (12:00 to 6:00)
in the evening (6:00 to 9:00)
at night (9:00 to 1:00)

Exercise:
A. Write the time from the clocks (two ways), answering the question:

WHAT TIME IS IT?

1. It`s six thirty.

It´s a thirty to seven.

2. It`s twelve- forty five p.m.

Is¨s a quarter to one p. m.

3. It`s four-twelve p.m.

It´s a forty-eight to five p.m.

4. It`s nine-eight.
It´s a fifty-two to ten.

5. It`s seven-fiveteen.
It´s a forty five to eight.
C. Read the following times and write them down in the digital way. Pay attention to
the example.

Example: It’s four o’clock : 4:00

a. It’s twenty to five: 4:40

b. It’s three thirty: 3:30
c. It’s a quarter past two: 2:15
d. It’s twenty-three past eight: 8:23

D.