What time is it? | it's nine to ten
Practiceyourunderstandingoftimeexpressions.Doyouknowhowtorespondwhensomeasksyou,"Whatsthetime?",anddoyouunderstandwhensometellsyouwhattimeitis.Herearethekeyphrasesyouneedtoknow.oclockoneoclock(1:00)fiveoclock(5:00)Halfpast(thirtyminutespast)7:30(halfpastseven)10:30(halfpastten)12:30(half-pasttwelve)Ten-past,TwentypastInBritishEnglish,weonlyusepastuntilhalfpast(30minutespast).Wethenstarttouseto,twentytoeight(7:40).8:10(tenpasteight)10:20(twentypastten)Quarter-past(15minutespast)9:15(quarterpa...
Practice your understanding of time expressions. Do you know how to respond when some asks you,"Whats the time?", and do you understand when some tells you what time it is. Here are the key phrases you need to know.
oclock
one oclock (1:00)five oclock (5:00)
Half past (thirty minutes past)
7:30 (half past seven)10:30 (half past ten)12:30 (half-past twelve)
Ten-past, Twenty past
In British English, we only use past until half past (30 minutes past). We then start to use to, twenty to eight (7:40).
8:10 (ten past eight)10:20 (twenty past ten)
Quarter-past (15 minutes past)
9:15 (quarter past nine)7:15 (quarter past seven)12:15 (quarter past twelve)
Ten to, Twenty to
8:50 (ten to nine)11:40 (twenty to twelve)
Quarter to
7:45 (quarter to eight)10:45 (quarter to eleven)
Noon (midday) and Midnight
Noon is 12:00pm (12 oclock, the start of the afternoon.Also called midday)Midnigh...