Telling Time

Parts of the Clock

Hour hand
Minute hand
Second hand
Face

To tell the time:

Look at the hour hand
first and then the
minute hand.
 Digital clock Analog clock

A clock with numbers only is A clock with hands is

called a digital clock. called an analog clock.

 Numbers
1 - one 20 - twenty
2 - two
3 - three 21 - twenty-one
4 - four 22 - twenty-two
5 - five
6 - six 23 - twenty-three
7 - seven 24 - twenty-four
8 - eight 25 - twenty-five
9 - nine
10 - ten 26 - twenty-six
11 - eleven 27 - twenty-seven
12 - twelve 28 - twenty-eight
13 - thirteen 29 - twenty-nine
14 - fourteen
15 - fifteen 30 - thirty
16 - sixteen 40 - forty
17 - seventeen 50 - fifty
18 - eighteen
19 - nineteen 60 - sixty
Different Ways to Say the Time

o'clock

quarterpast/
quarterto
quarterafter

halfpast
What time does this clock
show?

3:00 - Three o'clock

12:00 Twelve o'clock Noon (middle of the
day)

What time is it?

It is ________.

Midnight (middle of the

night)
 What time does this clock
show?

10:10-Tenten/Tenminutespastten
 What time is it?

5:15-Fivefifteen/Quarterpastfive
 What time is it?

10:30-tenthirty/Halfpastten
 What time is it?

3:55-threefifty-five/Fivetofour
 What time is it?

2:45 - two forty-five /Quarter to three

 Useful Time Expressions:
manh morning
amanh tomorrow
Amanh de manh tomorrow morning
Depois de amanh the day after tomorrow
Da manh in the morning
De manh in the morning
De tarde in the afternoon
Da tarde in the afternoon
De noite in the evening
Da noite in the evening
 More Useful Time
Expressions:
meia noite at midnight
Ao meio dia at noon
dia day
O ano passado last year
Durante o dia during the day
A tempo on time
Em ponto exactly, on-the dot
tarde late
Cedo early
 More Useful Time
Expressions:
Hoje today
Ontem yesterday
A noite passada last night
Prxima segunda next Monday
Prxima semana next week
Prximo ano next year
Tera passada last Tuesday
A semana passada last week
Have a good time!