TELLING THE TIME
- The question for telling the time is;
What's the time? or What time is it?
Half
Quarters
Past
To
- The answer starts with;It's.............................
- For past the hour we say;
- It's (five) past (three)
- It's (half) past (ten)
- It's (quarter) past (four)
- For before the hour we say;
- It's (ten) to (three)
- It's (twenty-five) to (ten)
- Sometimes we say;
- a.m. (ante meridiem, i.e. before midday)
- p.m. (post meridiem, i.e. after midday)
- Sometimes we say;
- at noon for 12 a.m.
- at midnight for 12 p.m.
Exact Hours
Half
Quarters
Past
To
Look at the pictures and try to say what Mr. Thomson does?
- What time does Mr. Thomson get up?
- Mr. Thomson gets up at seven o'clock.
- What time does Mr. Thomson take a shower?
- Mr. Thomson takes a shower at twenty past seven.
- What time does Mr. Thomson have breakfast?
- Mr. Thomson has breakfast at half past seven.
- What time does Mr. Thomson wait at the bus station?
- Mr. Thomson waits at the bus station at ten past eight.
- What time does Mr. Thomson get on the bus?
- Mr. Thomson gets on the bus at half past eight.
- What time does Mr. Thomson arrive at work?
- Mr. Thomson arrives at work at nine o’clock.
- What time does Mr. Thomson have lunch?
- Mr. Thomson has lunch at twelve o’clock.
- What time does Mr. Thomson leave work?
- Mr. Thomson leaves work at quarter past five.
- What time does Mr. Thomson have dinner?
- Mr. Thomson has dinner at half past six.
- What time does Mr. Thomson go to bed?
- Mr. Thomson goes to sleep at quarter to twelve.
EXERCISE 1:
Answer the following questions as in the example below.
………………………… (07:45)
2. What time is it?
………………………… (12:20)
3. What is the time?
………………………… (01:25)
4. What is the time?
………………………… (02:50)
5. What is the time?
………………………… (08:00)
EXERCISE 2:
Complete the following sentences as in the example below.
2. Students enter their classes at ……… every morning.(08:45)
3. We eat dinner at ………… every evening.(18:30)
4. Ebru often visits her grandmother at ……… in the afternoon.(14:40)
EXERCISE 3:
Read the passage below and answer the questions as in the example below.
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2. What time does Mr. Robert Deniro go to the gymnasium?
…………………………………………………………. .
3. What time do they have lunch?
……………………………………………………….. .
4. What time does Mr. Robert Deniro usually leave work and go home?
…………………………………………………………
5. What time does he often have dinner with his famous friends in the most expensive restaurant in the city?
…………………………………………………………… .
6. What time did Mr. Deniro get up yesterday?
………………………………………………………….. .
7. What time did he go to the hospital?
…………………………………………………………. .
8. What time did he return from hospital?
…………………………………………………………. .
9. What time did he go to sleep?
…………………………………………………………. .
1. quarter past seven.
2. half past one.
3. quarter to seven.
4. twenty past ten.
5. quarter past eight.
EXERCISE 2
1. quarter past six.
2. quarter to nine.
3. half past six.
4. twenty to four.
EXERCISE 3
1. He usually has breakfast at half past eight.
2. He goes to the gymnasium at quarter past nine.
3. They have lunch at half past one.
4. He usually leaves work and goes home at eight o’clock.
5. He often has dinner with his famous friends in the most expensive restaurant in the city at
nine o’clock.
6. He got up at nine o’clock yesterday.
7. He went to the hospital at half past ten.
8. He returned from hospital at twelve o’clock.
9. He went to sleep at quarter to ten.
- What time does Mr. Thomson get up?
- Mr. Thomson gets up at seven o'clock.
- What time does Mr. Thomson take a shower?
- Mr. Thomson takes a shower at twenty past seven.
- What time does Mr. Thomson have breakfast?
- Mr. Thomson has breakfast at half past seven.
- What time does Mr. Thomson wait at the bus station?
- Mr. Thomson waits at the bus station at ten past eight.
- What time does Mr. Thomson get on the bus?
- Mr. Thomson gets on the bus at half past eight.
- What time does Mr. Thomson arrive at work?
- Mr. Thomson arrives at work at nine o’clock.
- What time does Mr. Thomson have lunch?
- Mr. Thomson has lunch at twelve o’clock.
- What time does Mr. Thomson leave work?
- Mr. Thomson leaves work at quarter past five.
- What time does Mr. Thomson have dinner?
- Mr. Thomson has dinner at half past six.
- What time does Mr. Thomson go to bed?
- Mr. Thomson goes to sleep at quarter to twelve.
EXERCISE 1:
Answer the following questions as in the example below.
- What time is it?
It is four o’clock. (04:00)
………………………… (07:45)
2. What time is it?
………………………… (12:20)
3. What is the time?
………………………… (01:25)
4. What is the time?
………………………… (02:50)
5. What is the time?
………………………… (08:00)
EXERCISE 2:
Complete the following sentences as in the example below.
- Mrs.April goes to work at nine o’clock every day.(09:00)
2. Students enter their classes at ……… every morning.(08:45)
3. We eat dinner at ………… every evening.(18:30)
4. Ebru often visits her grandmother at ……… in the afternoon.(14:40)
EXERCISE 3:
Read the passage below and answer the questions as in the example below.
- Mr. Robert Deniro is a film star. He always gets up at eight o’clock every morning. He usually has his breakfast at half past eight. He goes to the gymnasium at quarter past nine. He goes to work after the gymnasium at quarter to eleven. He often has lunch with a friend. He usually leaves his work at twenty past one and they have lunch at half past one. He returns to work right after the lunch at two o’clock. He sometimes works very hard and goes home at ten o’clock at night but usually leaves work at eight o’clock and goes home. He often has dinner with his famous friends in the most expensive restaurant in the city at nine o’clock. He often goes to sleep at half past one. Mr. Deniro didn’t get up at eight o’clock yesterday. He was ill. He got up at nine o’clock. He went to the hospital at half past ten. He didn’t have breakfast. He returned home at twelve o’clock at noon. He felt very tired. He went to sleep very early. He went to sleep at quarter to ten.
- What time does Mr. Robert Deniro always get up in the morning?
He gets up at eight o’clock in the morning.
………………………………………………………… .
2. What time does Mr. Robert Deniro go to the gymnasium?
…………………………………………………………. .
3. What time do they have lunch?
……………………………………………………….. .
4. What time does Mr. Robert Deniro usually leave work and go home?
…………………………………………………………
5. What time does he often have dinner with his famous friends in the most expensive restaurant in the city?
…………………………………………………………… .
6. What time did Mr. Deniro get up yesterday?
………………………………………………………….. .
7. What time did he go to the hospital?
…………………………………………………………. .
8. What time did he return from hospital?
…………………………………………………………. .
9. What time did he go to sleep?
…………………………………………………………. .
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE 11. quarter past seven.
2. half past one.
3. quarter to seven.
4. twenty past ten.
5. quarter past eight.
EXERCISE 2
1. quarter past six.
2. quarter to nine.
3. half past six.
4. twenty to four.
EXERCISE 3
1. He usually has breakfast at half past eight.
2. He goes to the gymnasium at quarter past nine.
3. They have lunch at half past one.
4. He usually leaves work and goes home at eight o’clock.
5. He often has dinner with his famous friends in the most expensive restaurant in the city at
nine o’clock.
6. He got up at nine o’clock yesterday.
7. He went to the hospital at half past ten.
8. He returned from hospital at twelve o’clock.
9. He went to sleep at quarter to ten.
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