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