ESL Time

​Telling

Time

Shows the hours in the 12-hour format.​

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​Analog Watch

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​Digital Watch

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Shows the hours in the 12-hour format or the 24-hour.

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​Countries like :

U.S., Canada, Mexico​, Australia,

New Zealand, Ireland and Egypt ​

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​Countries like :

Brazil, Canada and most of Europe,

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​A.M.

morning​

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​P.M.

afternoon​

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From 00:00 to 11:59.

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From 12:00 to 23:59.

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When we have the 12-hour format, we use a.m. and p.m. to distinguish between morning and afternoon.

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Match

Match the 24-hour format to the 12-hour format

• 23:55

• 11:55

• 12:00

11:55 p.m.

11:55 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

• 11:55 p.m.

• 11:55 a.m.

• 12:00 p.m.

- Sure! It is ....​

​- What time is it?

/ Do you have the time?

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When the minutes are -:00

we say​

​o'clock

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Three o'clock​

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When the minutes are before 10, for 0 we say

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​'ow'

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Three 'ow' five

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Three 'ow' five

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Three hours and five minutes

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Three fifteen

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Three fifteen

Three hours and fifteen minutes

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​or you can say

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Three fifteen

Three hours and fifteen minutes

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Three and a quarter

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Three thirty

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Three thirty

Three hours and thirty minutes

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​Half

​When the minutes are -:30

we say​

​Three thirty

Three hours and thirty minutes

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Three and a half​

​or you can say

Match

Match the following

Five o'clock

Nine fifteen

Two Forty five

Twelve and a half

One o'clock

• Five o'clock

• Nine fifteen

• Two Forty five

• Twelve and a half

• One o'clock

​Expressions with

'after'/'past' and 'to'​

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From when it's o'clock to ​when it's thirty minutes, we can use the expression 'after'

( American ) or 'past ( British ).

We use it to say that some minutes passed after the hour - half past three means that thirty minutes passed after three.

​After / Past

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Five after three​

/ Five past three​

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Fifteen after three

Fifteen past three

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Half after three

Half​ past three

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From when it's half an hour to ​when it's o'clock, we can use the expression 'to'.

​We use it to say that there are some minutes left to the next hour - fifteen to four means that there are fifteen minutes to four o'clock.

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​To

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Half to four

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Fifteen to four

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Five to four

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Match

Match the following

Five o'clock

Fifteen after nine

Fifteen to three

Half after twelve

Half to eight

• Five o'clock

• Fifteen after nine

• Fifteen to three

• Half after twelve

• Half to eight

​Time Expressions

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​Quarters

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​ A quarter means that the hour ( 60 minutes ) has been dived into 4 ( 4 parts of 15 minutes ).

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​ A quarter

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​Two quarters

Half an hour

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​Three quarters

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Fifteen after three

Fifteen past three

​A quarter after three

Three and a quarter​

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​Fifteen to four

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​A quarter to four

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Match

Match the following

a quarter to four

a quarter after three

a quarter after four

a quarter to three

two and a quarter

• a quarter to four

• a quarter after three

• a quarter after four

• a quarter to three

• two and a quarter

12:00 p.m

​Noon

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​Midnight

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12:00 a.m

Multiple Choice

I usually start lunch at ___ .

• noon

• midnight

Multiple Choice

We often go camping and check the stars at ___.

• noon

• midnight

Multiple Choice

My sister and I watched a movie at ___ at the outdoor cinema.

• noon

• midnight

Multiple Choice

Carla likes to go to the park at ___ to read.

• noon

• midnight

​- What time is it?

It is three fifteen.

- Do you have the time?

Sure! It is three fifteen.

Use it is + time / it's + time to say the time right now.

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Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• Yes! Three O'Clock.

• It is four and a half.

• It's breakfast.

• Sure! Midnight.

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• Thirty after two

• Three and a quarter

• Half to three

• Half after three

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• Thirty after two

• Three and a quarter

• Half to three

• Half after three

Multiple Choice

Do you have the time?

• Sure! It is three and a quarter.

• Yes! It's a quarter to three.

• Of course! It's a quarter to four.

Multiple Choice

Do you have the time?

• Yes, it's three ten.

• Sure! It's three 'ow' five.

• Of course! It's ten after three.

• Sure, It's three and five.

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• It's half past twelve.

• It is half and twelve

• It's one thirty.

• It's twelve hours and fourty minutes

- The meeting starts at nine o'clock.

​- What time's the meeting?

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Use at + time to give the time of a specific event.

Dropdown

- What time is the birthday?

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Select answer

10:30 am.

Dropdown

-What time is it now?

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Select answer

five to five.

Dropdown

-What time is the show?

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Select answer

at seven o'clock.

Dropdown

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Select answer

- Right now is noon.

Draw

Draw five o'clock.

Draw

Draw twelve and a quarter

Draw

Draw ten and a half

Draw

Draw a quarter to one

Draw

Draw a four forty-five

Draw

Complete the drawing :)