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 …………………………………………………………………………

2. It`s …………………………………………………………………………

3. It`s …………………………………………………………………………

4. It`s ………………………………………………………………………….

5. It`s ………………………………………………………………………..
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: _____________

b. It’s three thirty: ________________
c. It’s a quarter past two: _______________
d. It’s twenty-three past eight: _________________

D.