3. EXPRESSIONS TO ASK THE TIME
IN ENGLISH
What time is it, please?
Could you tell me what time is it, please?
What’s the time, please?
4. There is a way to say the time in
English:
the hour, quarter-hour and half
hour.
5. What time is it?
We can say o'clock to tell the hour.
For example:
4.00: it's four o'clock.
7.00: it's seven o'clock.
8.00: it’s eight o’clock.
6. What time is it?
We can say: it´s a quarter past… to tell
quarter-hour in the first half hour. For
example:
4.15: it's a quarter past four.
7.15: it's a quarter past seven.
10.15: it’s a quarter past ten.
7. What time is it?
We can say: it´s half past… to tell half hour.
For example:
11.30: it's half past eleven.
9.30: it's half past nine.
12.30: it’s half past twelve.
8. What time is it?
We can say: it´s a quarter to… to tell
quarter-hour in the second half hour. But,
we have to say the next hour. For example:
6.45: it's a quarter to seven.
7.45: it's a quarter to eight.
8.45: it’s a quarter to nine.