Teoria: Telling the time

Telling the time

Para preguntar la hora en inglés decimos:

• What time is it?
• What's the time?

ATTENTION! a.m / p.m

En inglés es habitual utilizar el sistema horario de 12 horas. Las indicaciones a.m. (antes del mediodía), y p.m. (después del mediodía), se utilizan para distinguir la mañana de la mañana tarde. 3 a.m.= it’s three in the morning 3 p.m.= it’s three in the afternoon

La expresión o'clock (en punto) se utiliza para la hora exacta. Por ejemplo 'It's ten o'clock'.

To indicate the exact time, I use o'clock

DO YOU REMEMBER?

For example It's twelve o'clock

MIDDAY = 12 p.m

MIDNIGHT= 12 a.m

Usamos " PAST"

The PAST and TO rule is always applies for reading minutes

Watch the clock again

Usamos PAST para indicar los minutos después de la hora.

It's twenty past two

Usamos "QUARTER PAST..."

Para indicar el cuarto de hora DESPUÉS de la hora, uso QUARTER PAST. FOR EXAMPLE It's a quarter past twelve

Usamos "HALF PAST"

Para indicar la MEDIA HORA, uso HALF PAST. FOR EXAMPLE It's half past one

Usamos "TO"

Uso TO para indicar los minutos (minutes) hasta la siguiente hora (next hour)

It's twenty to three.

Usamos "A QUARTER TO.."

Para indicar el cuarto de hora hasta que cambie la hora, uso "UN CUARTO PARA..". FOR EXAMPLE It's a quarter to one

WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

It's half past six.

It's quarter to nine.

It's eleven o'clock.

It's five to five.

It's twenty-five past five.

It's quarter past six.

It's twelve o'clock.

It's ten past one.