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What time is it?

Hours Practice Exercise


Could
Do you
Can you
What
you tell
know
tell methe
isthe
what
time
me time
it?time
time ?
it ?is?
…In the morning

1:00 a.m.
It´s one O´clock
7:00 a.m.
It´s seven O´clock
12:00 m
It´s twelve O´clock
3:00 a.m.
It´s three O´clock
It´s noon 9:00 a.m.
It´s nine O´clock

5:00 a.m.
It´s five O´clock
Next…
11:00 a.m.
It´s eleven O´clock
…In the afternoon /evening

1:00 p.m.
It´s one O´clock
7:00 p.m.
It´s seven O´clock
12:00 m
It´s twelve O´clock
3:00 p.m.
It´s three O´clock
It´s midnight 9:00 p.m.
It´s nine O´clock

5:00 p.m.
It´s five O´clock
Next…
11:00 p.m.
It´s eleven O´clock
1:05 a.m.
It´s
It´s onepast
five fiveone
7:06 a.m.
It´s
It´s sixseven
past six
seven
12:04 m
It´s
It´s
four
twelve
past four
twelve
3:10 a.m.
It´s
It´s
tenthree
past ten
three
9:09 a.m.
It´s nine
It´s past
nine nine
nine

5:03 a.m.
It´s
It´s fivepast
three three
five
Next…
11:07 a.m.
It´s seven
It´s pastseven
eleven eleven
1:15 a.m.
It´s
It´s one fifteen
a quarter past one
12:15 m
It´s
It´s twelve fifteen
a quarter past
7:15 a.m.
It´s
It´sa seven
quarter
fifteen
past seven
twelve

3:15 a.m.
It´s
It´s
a quarter
three fifteen
past three
9:15 a.m.
It´s
It´sa nine
quarter past nine
fifteen

5:15 a.m.
It´s
It´s
a quarter
five fifteen
past five
11:15 a.m.
It´sIt´s
a quarter
eleven past
fifteen
eleven
Next…
1:30 a.m.
It´s
It´s half
one thirty
past one
12:30 m
It´s half
It´s twelve thirty
past twelve
7:30 a.m.
It´s seven thirty
half past seven

3:30 a.m.
It´shalf
It´s three thirty
past three
9:30 a.m.
It´s half
It´s nine past
thirty
nine

5:30 a.m.
It´s half
It´s five past
thirty
five
11:30 a.m.
It´shalf
It´s eleven
pastthirty
eleven
Next…
1:45 a.m.
It´s aone
quarter to two
forty-five
12:45 m
It´s
It´stwelve
quarter
forty-five
to one
7:45 a.m.
It´s
It´sa seven
quarter to eight
forty-five

3:45 a.m.
It´s athree
It´s forty-five
quarter to four
9:45 a.m.
It´s
It´s nine
a quarter
forty-five
to ten

5:45 a.m.
It´s afive
It´s forty-five
quarter to six
11:45 a.m.
It´s aeleven
It´s forty-five
quarter to twelve
Next…
Giving the Time http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Telling_Time.htm

We use It is or It's to respond to the questions that ask for the time right now.
It is half past five (5:30).
It's ten to twelve (11:50)

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


The bus arrives at midday (12:00).
The flight leaves at a quarter to two (1:45).
The concert begins at ten o'clock. (10:00)
We can also use subject pronouns in these responses.
It arrives at midday (12:00).
It leaves at a quarter to two (1:45).
It begins at ten o'clock. (10:00)

AM vs. PM
We don't normally use the 24-hour clock in English.
We use a.m. (am) for the morning and p.m. (pm) for the afternoon and night.
3am = Three o'clock in the morning.
3pm = Three o'clock in the afternoon. Next…
Asking for the time 14
The common question form we use to ask for the time right now are:

What time is it?


What is the time?
A more polite way to ask for the time, especially from a stranger is:
Could you tell me the time, please?
The common question forms we use to ask at What time a specific event will happen are:
What time…?
When…?
What time does the flight to New York leave?
When does the bus arrive from London?
When does the concert begin?
HOME
http://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Prepositions/At_On_In_Time.htm
AT – ON – IN Prepositions of time
English grammar rules

AT
We use AT with specific time (hour/minutes)

I get up at / O´clock.
My English class starts at 10 a.m.
She finishes work at 6: 15 in the afternoon.
I left the party at midnight.

Midnight and midday is a specific hour is why we use AT


12 a.m. : midnight
12 p.m. : midday/noon

We use AT for a holiday period of two or more days

Do you normally get together with your relatives at Christmas?


Did you eat a lot of chocolate at Easter?
AT – ON – IN Prepositions of time
English grammar rules

ON
We use ON for specific day or dates:

I will return it to you on Wednesday.


They got married on Friday the 13th
We get paid on the 20th of every month.
I drank too much milk on New Year´s eve

Remember that for dates; we use ordinal numbers

The first of September(not the one of September)


AT – ON – IN Prepositions of time
English grammar rules

IN
We use IN for specific months, year, seasons, centuries and
lengths of time.

My birthday is in January. (I don´t mention the date, just the


month)
My grandmother was born in 1927.
The river near my house is dry in Summer.
The company was founded in the 19th century
We need to leave this report ready in 15 minutes.

Compare:
The New Zealand National day is in February.
(I don´t mention the day – only the month)
The New Zealand National day is on February 6th.
(I don´t mention de day – The order is not important)
The weekend

Sometimes you will hear AT the weekend and sometimes ON the weekend.

They are both correct. ON the weekend is used in US.

When did you go on the weekend? (American English)


When did you go at the weekend? (British English)

We don´t use prepositions


Remember!! We do not use AT – ON – IN or THE with the following expressions:

Today – tomorrow – yesterday – this morning – last – next – every.


Next…
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Telling_Time.htm
The end
Thomas plays soccer at four fifteen

4:15 pm 4:50 pm 4:55 pm 4:05 pm

A B C D
Sponge Bob eats breakfast at three forty

3:14 pm 3:40 pm 3:44 pm 3:04 pm

A B C D
Donald Duck wakes up at quarter to five

4:05 am 4:45 am 4:55 am 4:40 am

A B C D
Chieng studies English at half past seven

7:07 pm 7:30 pm 6:07 pm 6:30 pm

A B C D
They play videos games at ten to ten

10:10 10:50
pm
pm 9:50 pm 9:10 pm

A B C D
Martin practices guitar at twenty past one

1:20 pm 1:12 pm 1:01 pm 1:10 pm

A B C D
My sister´s friends listens to music at four o´clock

8:00 pm 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

A B C D
Edith goes to bed at quarter past eleven

11:04 pm 11:50 pm 10:45 pm


10:15 pm

A B C D
Barnie and Fred watch TV at eight thirty

8:33 pm 8:03 pm 8:13 pm 8:30 pm

A B C D
Peter brushes his teeth at nine fifty five

9:50 pm 5:09 pm 9:55 pm 9:05 pm

A B C D
THE END…..

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