Learn English Telling the time
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good morning
oh and in case i don’t see you good
afternoon good evening and good night
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what time is it it’s
five o’clock um it’s
twenty to one five plus four
about quarter past four it’s ten past
three
what about i was one ten past two
oh well close
telling the time in english is easy once
you know how it works
you can confidently announce the time at
any time of the day or night
during this lesson you will learn to
tell the time quickly
the first thing you need to know about
telling the time is that we very often
use the 12-hour system
the 24-hour system is always used for
transport timetables
the 24 hours of the day are divided into
two periods called am
and pm we use a.m for the morning and
p.m for the afternoon and
night for example
3 a.m means 3 o’clock in the morning
3 p.m means three o’clock in the
afternoon
the way people write the time varies you
can write this way
this way also this way
or this way
how to ask the time here are some
phrases you can use when you want to
know the time
what time is it please do you have the
time
have you got the right time what’s the
time
to ask the time from a stranger you can
say
can you tell me what time it is please
could you tell me the time please
telling the time to tell someone the
time we can say for example
the time is five o’clock or more usually
it’s five o’clock
to tell the time you need to know these
words
clock watch
there are 60 minutes in an hour
30 minutes is half an hour
fifteen minutes is quarter of an hour
past means after
two means before
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now let’s see how to tell the time
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what time is it
it’s three o’clock it’s three o’clock
it’s five past three it’s five past
three
it’s ten past three it’s ten past three
it’s quarter past three
it’s quarter past three
it’s 20 past three it’s 20 past
three
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it’s 25 past three
it’s 25 past three
it’s half past three it’s half past
three
it’s 25 to four it’s 25 to four
it’s 20 to 4. it’s 20 to 4.
it’s quarter to four it’s quarter to
four
it’s ten to four it’s ten to four
it’s five to four it’s five to four
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four times around midday or midnight you
can use the expressions midday or
midnight instead of the number 12.
there is another common way of telling
the time in english
for 340 you say 340
you just read or say two numbers
together
for 1106 you say 1106.
you read zero as oh
practice makes perfect so have a go at
the following exercise to practice
telling the time
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what time is it please
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it’s 25 past one
could you tell me the time please
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it’s 25 to 6.
can you tell me what time it is please
it’s ten to two
can you tell me what time it is please
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it’s one o’clock
what’s the time
it’s half past 12.
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what time is it please
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it’s quarter past seven
listen to these people and write the
time you can pause the video
answer then play again and check your
answer
it’s quarter to five
it’s quarter to five
it’s ten past ten
it’s ten past ten
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it’s quarter past nine
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it’s quarter past nine it’s 20 to 10.
it’s 20 to ten
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it’s quarter to ten
it’s quarter to ten
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it’s eight o’clock
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it’s eight o’clock
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do
you