Understanding Time and Clock Readings

This video tutorial teaches how to tell time in English using both the 12-hour and 24-hour systems. It explains the use of AM and PM, provides phrases for asking and telling the time, and offers practice exercises to reinforce learning. The tutorial covers various expressions for different times and emphasizes the importance of practice in mastering time-telling skills.

What time is it if the clock shows 5:00?

• Five to five

• Half past five

• Quarter past five

• Five o'clock

In the 24-hour system, what time is 15:00?

• 3 AM

• 15 AM

• 15 PM

• 3 PM

Which of the following is NOT a way to write the time?

• 3.00

• 3 o'clock

• 3:00

• 03:00

How would you ask a stranger for the time politely?

• Tell me the time!

• What's the time?

• Time, please!

• Can you tell me what time it is, please?

How do you tell someone the time if it's 5:00?

• It's five o'clock

• It's five past

• It's five to

• It's half past five

What is the term for 30 minutes past the hour?

• Quarter to

• Quarter past

• Half past

• Half to

If it's 15 minutes after the hour, what term is used?

• Half to

• Quarter past

• Half past

• Quarter to

What expression can be used instead of 12:00?

• Midday

• Noon

• Both midday and midnight

• Midnight

How would you say 3:40 in an alternative way?

• Forty past three

• Three and forty

• Twenty to four

• Three forty

What is the correct way to read 11:06?

• Eleven six

• Eleven and six

• Six past eleven

• Eleven oh six