Lesson SeventeenTelling Time Important verbs for asking about and telling time: have, know, be, tell  Click for the audio. Questions: | Answers: | | Do you have the time? | Sure, it’s 6:00. | | Do you know what time it is? | Sorry, I’m not wearing a watch. | | What time is it? | 5:50 | | Can you tell me what time it is, please? | It’s a quarter after two. |
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Important vocabulary o’clock = :00 ( 7:00 = seven o’clock ) a quarter after = 15 minutes after the hour ( 3:15 = It’s a quarter after three.) a quarter past = 15 minutes after the hour (3:15 = It’s a quarter past three.) a quarter before = 15 minutes before the hour( 3:45 = It’sa quarter before four ) a quarter to = 15 minutes before the hour (3:45 = It’s a quarter to four.) half past = 30 minutes after the hour ( 11:30 = It’s half past eleven) thirty = 30 minutes after the hour. (11:30 = It’s eleven thirty.)
— The easiest way to tell someone the time is to use a digital format. For example, when someone asks you what time it is, you can say, “It’s 5:30.” Instead of, “It’s half past five.” “It’s 5:13.” = (five thirteen) or “It’s 5:02.” (five o two)* or “It’s 5:50.” (five fifty) *Note: 0 is pronounced “O” not “zero.” |
Giving the Date Question: | Answers: | | What’s today? or What day is it today? | Today’s Tuesday, June 6. (June sixth) | | What’s the date? | It’s June 6. or It’s the 6th of June. |
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