Say the time by Itailormadeidiomas

In this case, what do we say,

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

The clock is reading;

==> 12h05.

How do you read this?

1. It's 12 OH 5 (24-hour clock)

2. It's 5 past 12 in the morning or in the afternoon. (12-hour clock)

Let's see the frequent mistakes which you should not make!

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

1. 09h15 = it's nine past fifteen.

2. 09h15 = it's nine past quarter.

3. 09h15 = it's fifteen past nine o'clock.

4. 06h30 = it's six half

5. 01h00 = it's one o'clock a.m.

6. 12h55 = it's twelve, fifty-five in the afternoon.

7. 12h15 = one quarter past twelve.

8. It's eighteen And thirty.

9. It's eighteen And thirty Hundred

10. It's eighteen And thirty o'clock

Example 3 - tell the time.

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

In this case here where the minute hand is on number 6. It becomes easy.

You can say,

1. It's HALF past five.

2. It's 30 past five.

3. It's 30 minutes past five.

Formula to remember:-

Minute + past + hour.

Example 2 - tell the time.

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

How do you tell the time?

Instructions:-
1. Analyse the Hour hand & Minute hand.
2. Minute hand = is between number 6 and number 12. So you MUST USE the expression < TO >.
3. To start telling the time, you MUST START WITH THE MINUTE HAND + TO + HOUR HAND.

**** Hour hand - here has to be the next hour.

4. You should start with < It's > at the beginning.

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Now, we say;

1. It's 5 to 12

or,

2. The time is 5 to 12

or,

3. It's 5 minutes to 12

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Obs:-
*** It means that missing 5 minutes to make the next hour (12).

Another option in 24-hour clock:-

1. It's eleven fifty-five
*** NO NEED TO USE < in the morning > as it is obvious.

----------- At Night -------------

1. It's five to twelve at night.

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Now, in 24-hour clock, you can say;

1. It's 23 55 (twenty-three, fifty-five)

*** NO NEED TO USE < in the evening or at night > as it is obvious.

*** You can also use the other variable examples discussed in the same column.

Example 1 - tell the time.

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

How do you tell the time?

Instructions:-
1. Analyse the Hour hand & Minute hand.
2. Minute hand = is between number 12 and number 6. So you MUST USE the expression < PAST & AFTER >.
3. To start telling the time, you MUST START WITH THE MINUTE HAND + PAST or AFTER + HOUR HAND.
4. You should start with < It's > at the beginning.

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Now, we say;

1. It's 10 PAST 10

or,

2. The time is 10 PAST 10

or,

3. It's 10 AFTER 10

or, 
4.  It's 10 minutes PAST 10.

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Obs:-
*** It means that 10 minutes past the hour (number 12).

Another option in 24-hour clock:-

1. It's ten ten
2. It's ten ten in the morning.

----------- At Night -------------

We would say;

1. It's ten past ten in the evening.

2. It's ten past ten at night.

*** You can also use the other variable examples discussed in the same column.

Now, in 24-hour clock, you can say;

1. It's twenty-two ten.

When to use < Past > & < To >?

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

PAST = It is used when you are stating a time which is 30 minutes or less after a particular hour.

In other words, any time between the number 12 and number 6.

*** PAST = AFTER - are synonyms.

TO = It is used when you are stating a time which is 30 minutes or less after the number 6.

In other words, any time after the number 6 to number 12.

Hour hand vs minute hand

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

1. Hour hand = is the small hand showing the hour
(Here the hour hand is at 3)

2. Minute hand = is the long hand showing the minutes. (Here the minute hand is at 12)

When do you use the term, O'clock?

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

You will use this term when you wish to tell the time at the specified hour of the day or night.

In an example:-

If I say < ten o'clock / 10
o'clock >.

More explanation-

You must use o'clock after numbers from 1 to 12 to say what time it is.

For example,
if you say that it is 10 o'clock, you mean that it is 10 hours after midnight or 10 hours after midday.

What exactly do the student confuse when saying the time?

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

Well, there is a number of mistakes that we should talk here.
Very often, they mix the expressions:

Confused between < past and to >,
Mixed up with the sequence when telling the time
Used a.m. or p.m. with the expressions in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening,
Used < o'clock > with a.m. or p.m.
Used < o'clock > with < past or to >.

If you use to make any of these mistakes, please try to stop as they sound bad to the ears as if it's a new English way of saying.

Ways of telling the time?

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

1. 12 hour system
2. 24 hour system

How to tell the time?

Daby — 2017-06-26 15:26:26 UTC

Telling the time can be even confused in English.
It seems easy for many students but, many of them still fail to say correctly the time.

In this case, what do we say,

Daby — 2017-06-26 17:30:30 UTC

The clock is reading;

==> 12h00.

How do you read this?

1. It's 12 HUNDRED (24-hour clock)

2. It's twelve o'clock in the morning or in the afternoon. (12-hour clock)

Some expressions in Portuguese.

Daby — 2017-06-26 17:32:47 UTC

1. Na Madrugada = in the small hours of the morning, at dawn, in the early hours of the morning.

2. Could you tell me the time?

Você poderia me dizer as horas?

3. What time is it by your watch?

Que horas você tem?

4. Sorry, I don't have my watch on me.

Desculpe-me, estou sem relógio.

5. My watch is a little slow / fast.

Meu relógio está um pouco atrasado / adiantado.

6. 12h00 (meio dia) = noon, midday, twelve o'clock, twelve in the afternoon.

7. 00h00 (meia noite) = 12 twelve o'clock at night, midnight.

8. Em ponto = sharp