Ingles Básico

LESSON N° 14
TELLING TIME (NUMBERS)
Hay dos formas habituales de saber la hora. Por lo general, decimos primero los
minutos y luego las horas. Sin embargo, también decimos las horas primero y
luego los minutos (la manera menos formal).

EXAMPLE:

It is ten past five. (minutes + PAST / TO + hours)

05:10
It is five ten. (hours + minutes) (less formal)

¿Cómo preguntamos la hora?

 What time is it?

 What is the time?
 Do you have the time?
 Do you know what time is it?
 Can you tell me what time is it, please?
 Could you tell me the time, please?
TIME FORMAL LESS FORMAL
01:00 it is one o’clock One
02:00 it is two o’clock Two
03:00 it is three o’clock Three
04:00 it is four o’clock Four
05:00 it is five o’clock Five
06:00 it is six o’clock Six
07:00 it is seven o’clock Seven
08:00 it is eight o’clock Eight
09:00 it is nine o’clock Nine
10:00 it is ten o’clock Ten
11:00 it is eleven o’clock Eleven
12:00 it is twelve o’clock Twelve

EXAMPLE: FORMAL

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2:00 It’s two o´clock 2:30 It´s half past two

2:05 It´s five past two 2:35 It´s twenty-five to three
2:10 It´s ten past two 2:40 It´s twenty to three
2:15 It´s quarter past two 2:45 It´s quarter to three
2:20 It´s twenty past two 2:50 It´s ten to three
2:25 It´s twenty-five past two 2:55 It´s five to three

EXAMPLE: LESS FORMAL

2:00 It’s two 2:30 It´s two thirty

2:05 It´s two oh five 2:35 It´s two thirty five
2:10 It´s two ten 2:40 It´s two forty
2:15 It´s two fifteen 2:45 It´s two forty five
2:20 It´s two twenty 2:50 It´s two fifty
2:25 It´s two twenty-five 2:55 It´s two fifty five

 Si se trata de una hora en punto "o'clock", no se hace uso del a.m. o p.m., en
cambio, se puede utilizar cualquiera de éstos términos según la hora del día:

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In the morning: de la mañana

It's six in the morning - Son las seis de
la mañana.

In the afternoon: en la tarde (12:00pm-

6:00pm)
Let's meet at six in the afternoon -
Encontrémonos a las seis de la tarde.

In the evening: en la tarde-noche

(6:00pm-8:00pm)
Our date is at 8 in the evening - Nuestra
cita es a las 8 de la noche.

 Para diferenciar las horas, se utiliza el formato de a.m. y p.m.

6:50 p.m.: Ten to seven p.m.

8:30 a.m.: Eight thirty a.m.
5:15 p.m.: A quarter after five p.m.

 We use AT + TIME when giving the time of a specific event.

The class starts AT nine o´clock.

The flight leaves AT ten to three.

 We use IT IS or IT´S to answer a question that asks for the time right now.

What time is it? - IT IS half past four.

What´s the time - IT´S twenty to five

WHAT TIME IS IT?

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Vocabulary:

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Adverbs of time:
 Now – Ahora
 Early – Temprano
 Earlier – Antes, más
temprano
 Late – Tarde
 Later – Luego, más tarde
 Before – antes
 After – Después
 Soon – Pronto
 Again – Otra vez, de nuevo
 Someday – Algún día
 Ago – Hace (Ex: Ten
minutes ago – Hace diez
minutos)
 Afterwards – Luego
 Just – Justo, recién (ex:
Just now – Ahora mismo /
Justo ahora)
 Then – Luego, entonces
 Today – Hoy
 Yesterday – Ayer
 Tomorrow – Mañana

EXERCISE
TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES TO SPANISH
1. Daniel usually wakes up early
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2. If you want arrive early, you must leave earlier
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3. Joe and Pam arrived late last night
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4. I am busy right now. Please call me back later
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5. Brush your theeth before to have breakfast
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6. Do your homework after school
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7. Call me now
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8. See you soon
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9. See you then
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10.Welcome again
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11.I was born twenty years ago
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12.James and Molly had lunch and afterwards went for a walk.
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13.I am having breakfast just now
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14.Today is Friday
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15.Yesterday was Thursday
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16.Tomorrow will be Saturday
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