Expressing Time in English.

In this lesson you will learn, how to express time in different ways. n English, the 12-hour clock is normally used for telling the time. The 24-hour clock is only used for travel timetables.

Asking the time

• what’s the time?
• what time is it?
• Could you tell me the time, please?
• Do you happen to have the time?
• Do you know what time it is?

Telling the time

• It’s ………..
• one o’clock
• two o’clock
• three o’clock
• four o’clock
• five o’clock
• six o’clock
• seven o’clock
• eight o’clock
• nine o’clock
• ten o’clock
• eleven o’clock
• twelve o’clock

It’s quater past………..

• one
• two
• three

It’s half past………..

• one
• two
• three

It’s quarter to……..

• one
• two
• three

• five past one
• ten past one
• twenty past one
• twenty-five past one
• five to two
• ten to two
• twenty to two
• twenty-five to two
• ten fifteen
• ten thirty
• ten forty-five
• ten am
• six pm

It’s also possible to state the time in English by saying the hour followed by the minutes, followed by am or pm if necessary,

eg:

• 11.47am
• 2.13pm