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Time

Time. Asking for the Time. The common question forms we use to ask for the time right now are : What time is it ? or What is the time ? The common question forms we use to ask at what time a specific event will happen are : What time ...? When ...?

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  1. Time

  2. AskingfortheTime Thecommonquestionformsweuse to askforthetimerightnoware: Whattimeisit? orWhatisthetime? Thecommonquestionformsweuse to askatwhattime a specificeventwillhappenare: Whattime...? When...? Whattimedoestheflight to New Yorkleave? WhendoesthebusarrivefromLondon? Whendoestheconcertbegin?

  3. GivingtheTime • GivingtheTime • WeuseItisorIt's to respond to thequestionsthataskforthetimerightnow. • Itishalfpastfive (5:30). • It'sten to twelve (11:50) • WeusethestructureAT + timewhengivingthetime of a specificevent. • Thebusarrivesatmidday (12:00). • Theflightleavesat a quarter to two (1:45). • Theconcertbeginsatteno'clock. (10:00) • Wecanalsousesubjectpronounsintheseresponses. • Itarrivesatmidday (12:00). • Itleavesat a quarter to two (1:45). • Itbeginsatteno'clock. (10:00)

  4. AM vs. PM • AM vs. PM • Wedon'tnormallyusethe 24-hour clockinEnglish. • Weusea.m. (am) forthemorningandp.m. (pm) fortheafternoonandnight. • 3am = Threeo'clockinthemorning. • 3pm = Threeo'clockintheafternoon.

  5. TellingtheTime • TellingtheTime / EnglishVocabulary • Therearetwocommonways of tellingthetime. • 1) Saythehourfirstandthentheminutes. (Hour + Minutes) • 6:25 - sixtwenty-five • 8:05 - eightO-five • 9:11 - nineeleven • 2:34 - twothirty-four

  6. Saytheminutesfirstandthenthe hour(Minutes + PAST / TO + Hour) • Forminutes 1-30 weusePASTaftertheminutes. • Forminutes 31-59 weuseTOaftertheminutes. • 2:35 - twenty-fivetothree • 11:20 - twentypasteleven • 4:18 - eighteenpastfour • 8:51 - ninetonine • 2:59 - onetothree

  7. (Minutes + PAST / TO + Hour) • Whenitis15 minutespastthehourwenormallysay: (a)quarterpast • 7:15 – (a)quarterpastseven • Whenitis15 minutesbeforethehourwenormallysay: (a)quarter to • 12:45 – (a)quarter to one • Whenitis30 minutespastthehourwenormallysay: halfpast • 3:30 - halfpastthree (butwecanalsosaythree-thirty)

  8. O'clock • O'clock • Weuseo'clockwhenthereare NO minutes. • 10:00 - teno'clock • 5:00 - fiveo'clock • 1:00 - oneo'clock • Sometimesitiswrittenas 9 o'clock (thenumber + o'clock) • 12:00 • For 12:00 therearefourexpressionsinEnglish. • twelveo'clockmidday = noonmidnight

  9. TheWeekend - AT theweekendWhere did yougoattheweekend? (British) • Wedon'tusePrepositions • Remember! Wedonotuseat, on, inorthewiththefollowingexpressions: • Today, tomorrow, yesterday, thismorning, tonight, last, next, every.

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