What’s The Time? – English Grammar | English4u
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What’s The Time?
How to tell the time in English
a.m. – p.m.
a.m. = ante meridiem = the time from midnight to noon = from 00:00 to 12:00
p.m. = post meridiem = the time from noon to midnight = from 12:00 to 24:00
The 24-hour clock is the most commonly used time notation in the world today.
But in English speaking countries the 12-hour clock
is the dominant system of time written and spoken.
The 24-hour clock is only used by the military
in the United States and Canada.
24-hour and 12-hour clock
Examples:
24-hour
12-hour
11:00
11 a.m.
It’s eleven o’clock a.m.
23:00
11 p.m.
It’s eleven o’clock p.m.
10:30
10.30 a.m.
It’s half past ten a.m.
22:30
10:30 p.m.
It’s half past ten p.m.
04:45
4:45 a.m.
It’s a quarter to five a.m.
16:45
4:45 p.m.
It’s a quarter to five p.m.
08:15
8:15 a.m.
It’s a quarter past eight a.m.
20:15
8:15 p.m.
It’s a quarter past eight p.m.
09:10
9:10 a.m.
It’s ten (minutes) past nine a.m.
11:20
11:20 a.m.
It’ twenty (minutes) past eleven a.m.
21:50
9:50 p.m.
It’s ten (minutes) to ten p.m.
19:40
7:40 p.m.
It’s twenty (minutes) to eight p.m.
Asking for the time
There are two questions to ask for the time: What’s the time? or What time is it?
EXERCISES
What’s The Time – Exercise 1 – digital time
What’s The Time – Exercise 2 – digital time
What’s The Time – Exercise 3 – analog time
What’s The Time – Exercise 4 – analog time
What’s The Time – Exercise 5 – matching exercise
What’s The Time – Exercise 6 – matching exercise
What’s The Time – Exercise 7 – matching exercise
What’s The Time – Exercise 8 – matching exercise