Telling Time and Calendar Basics in English
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THE TIME IN ENGLISH
What time is it?
10:00 It’s ten o’clock
10:05 It’s ten five
10:15 It's ten fifteen
10:27 It's ten twenty seven
10:30 It's ten thirty
10:45 It’s ten forty five
The simplest way to tell the time in English is as presented above. You just have to read, say
the numbers in the form and order in which they are presented. It is commonly used with the 24-hour clock format:
7:37 It’s seven thirty seven
23:18 It's twenty-three eighteen
But there are other ways:
10:15 It's fifteen after ten
It’s a quarter after ten
10:25 It's twenty-five after ten
10:30 It's thirty after ten
It's half past ten.
10:35 It's twenty five to eleven.
10:45 It's quarter to eleven
It's fifteen to eleven
10:58 It’s two to eleven
It can also be said:
10:05 It’s five past ten.
10:17 It's seventeen past ten.
10:35 It’s thirty five past ten
It is possible to tell the time in English in more than one way (just like in Spanish).
Exercises
Write the following hours in more than one way:
5:09 ______________________ it's five past nine
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14: 40 It is twenty to three
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13:58 _____________________ it's one fifty-eight
It's two in the afternoon minus two.
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It is also said "midday" (mid = middle; day = day) and "midnight" (mid = middle; night = night), as in
Spanish.
THE DAYS OF THE WEEK
THE DAYS OF THE WEEK
What are the days of the week? The days of the week are:
Sunday (Sunday)
Monday (Monday)
Tuesday (Tuesday)
Wednesday (Wednesday)
Thursday (Thursday)
Friday (Friday)
Saturday (Saturday)
What day is today? Today is Monday
What is your favorite day? My favorite day is Friday
What day do people go to church? On Sundays
What day do you go to the market? I go to the market on Saturdays.
What day do you clean your room? I clean my room every day.
What is your favorite day?
What day do people go to church?
What day are you going to the market?
What day do you clean your room?
The day is divided into morning, afternoon, and night.
The day is divided into morning, afternoon, and night.
THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
(LOS MESES DEL AÑO)
What are the months of the Year?
The months of the year are:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
What month is this month? This month is June
What is your favorite month? My favorite month is December
What month is your birthday? My birthday is in the month of June.
What month is your father’s birthday? My father's birthday is in April.
What is your favorite month?
What month is your birthday?
In which month is your father's birthday?
It is necessary to repeat and learn the days of the week and the months of the year. One must also practice the
writing.
Exercises
Answer the next questions. If necessary, use a dictionary.
Whattme is it? (4:30) (responde con dos formas de esta hora, por favor)
Whattme is it? (17: 47) (responde con dos formas de esta hora, por favor)
Whattme is it? (13:35) (responde con dos formas de esta hora, por favor)
What days do you have English classes? I have English classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
What time do you have English classes? I have English classes from half past ten in the morning.
What days do people work? people work from monday to friday
What months do people have vacation? In the months of December and January.
What month does this semester finish? The semester ends in June.
What month does the year begin? The year starts in the month of January.
What month does the year finish? the year ends in december