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Examples of Telling Time in English

The document discusses different ways to express time in English, including saying the numbers, using "o'clock" to indicate hours, and using "am" and "pm" to differentiate morning and afternoon times when speaking. It provides examples of how to say specific times like "ten past five" or "quarter to twelve". The document also notes differences between British and American English for times like "quarter past" versus "quarter after" and includes an exercise to write out sample hours.

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Examples of Telling Time in English

The document discusses different ways to express time in English, including saying the numbers, using "o'clock" to indicate hours, and using "am" and "pm" to differentiate morning and afternoon times when speaking. It provides examples of how to say specific times like "ten past five" or "quarter to twelve". The document also notes differences between British and American English for times like "quarter past" versus "quarter after" and includes an exercise to write out sample hours.

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1.

Time
There are many ways to express time in English.
1. We can say the numbers as they are:
Examples:
Ten twenty (10:20)
Two fifteen (2:15)
Five forty-five (5:45)
2. When the hour is on the hour, it is expressed using oclock:
Examples:
Nine or nine oclock
Twelve or twelve oclock
We cannot say:
Six-thirty oclock
3. When speaking, we do not use the 24 hour clock. To differentiate
between the morning and the afternoon, we use am (morning) and
pm (afternoon).
Examples:
Four [oclock] in the morning / 4 am (4:00)
Five [oclock] in the afternoon / 5 pm (17:00)

4. The following are further examples of how to say the time:


Examples:
One oclock (1:00)
7am (7:00)
3pm (15:00)
Ten past [after] five (5:10/17:10)
Quarter past [after] six (6:15/18:15)
Half past eight / eight thirty (8:30/20:30)
Twenty to eleven (10:40/22:40)
Quarter to twelve (11:45/23:45)

Note: In British English, 15 minutes after the hour is quarter past and
in American English, it is more often said, quarter after.
5. Asking and telling the time:
Question:
What time is it?
Whats the time?
Answer
Its

Exercises:
Write the hour.
Example:
Sample
9:00
9 o'clock / nine o'clock

12:15 ____
3:30 _______
1:00 _______
5:45 _______

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