Telling the time in
English
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Asking for the time
INFORMAL
What is the time?
What time is it?

FORMAL
“Excuse me,….”
“…do you know what time it is?”
“…do you have the (right) time?”
“…do you happen to know what time it is?”
“Could you tell me the time?”

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• We don't normally use the 24-hour clock in English.
• a.m: used for the morning (00:01 – 11:59)
It’s 2a.m = It’s two in the morning.
• p.m: used for the afternoon and night (12:01 – 24:00)
It’s 2p.m = It’s two in the afternoon.
• midnight: 00:00
• midday/ noon: 12:00

Remember

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o'clock
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It’s two o’clock.
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past
It’s twenty past eleven.
Other ways to express time
It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour]
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past
It’s ten past eleven.
It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour]
Other ways to express time
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10
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It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
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5
10
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a quarter

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half
It’s half past four.
It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]
Other ways to express time
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to
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
Other ways to express time
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to
It’s twenty to five.
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
Other ways to express time
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to
It’s ten to three.
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
Other ways to express time
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35
40
45
It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour]
Other ways to express time
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