What time is it? (Unit 11)

[Gomez]

Hi sunny i really appreciate ! but i'm a little bit confused about

12:00 am
12:00 pm

So how can i answer when people ask me ,please can u explain to me! thanks

[Sunflower.baby]

Hi,
For 8:40am, is it acceptable if saying/writing "eight forty" or "twenty to nine"?
In speaking, I prefer to use "eight forty". How about in writing?

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Sunflower.baby]

[Louis]

Hello Teachers,
please could you kindly find the below answer of the exercise.
a) 9:40 a.m
It is twenty to ten in the morning.
It is nine forty in the morning.
b) 6:12 p.m
It is six past twelve in the evening.
It is six twelve in the enening.
c) 2:30 p.m
It is two past thirty in the evening.
It is two thirty in the evening.
It is half past two in the evening.
d) 5:00 a.m
It is five o'clock in the morning.
It is five in the morning.
e) 10:15 a.m
It is ten past fifteen in the morning.
It is quater past ten in the morning.
f) 7:47 p.m
It is seven past forty five in the evening.
It is quarter to eight in the evening.

[Torsten]

[Cokhale]

nine forty in the morning and six twelve in the evening

[Shweyee]

hi, Teacher Torsten,
Thank u correct my mistake. I want to get lesson number 10 but i have not had yet. why please explain me?

[Torsten]

Hi Shweyee,

We've sent you lesson number 10 and it got caught in your spam filter. If you go to your spam filter, you can retrieve the lesson.
Many thanks,
Torsten
PS: Please write "you" instead of "u".
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[Abdelhamid]

Hello every one!

Here are my answers.
a _ It is nine forty before midday.
b _ It is six twelve after midday.
c _ It is two thirty after midday or it is half past two after midday.
d _ It is five o'clock before midday.
e _ It is ten fifteen before midday or it is a quarter past two before midday.
f _ It is seven forty seven after midday.

My question is :
Why we can not say " It is a half past three "

Best regards.
Abdelhamid

[Shweyee]

hello sir, this is my question.
9:4o
it is nine fourty.
12;00
it is twelve hour.
2;30
it it half past two.
10 ;15
it is quartor past ten.
7: 47
I can n't answer it.
please correct my mistake.

[Talib]

Hello every bodytime is it? time is it?
7:45 - seven forty-five
11:06 - eleven (oh)
six 7.15 - fifteen minutes past seven
7.45 - fifteen minutes to eight
: 5:30 - half past five
7:00 - seven o'clock
(but 7:10 - ten past seven
7:20 - twenty past five
 00:00 – midnight
12:00 - midday or noon
3:15 - fifteen minutes past three OR a quarter past three
06:10 - ten past/after
Thank you
talib

[Talib]

dear teacher how are yoy
Example: 7.45 - fifteen minutes to eight

Another possibility of saying '15 minutes past' is: a quarter past

Another possibility of saying '15 minutes to' is: a quarter to

Another possibility of saying '30 minutes past' is: half past

Example: 5:30 - half past five

Watch
thank you
talib

[Cimarro]

Hello,dear Sunny!
a) 9:40 a.m.
It`s forty past nine a.m.;
It`s nine forty a.m. or
It`s twenty to 10 a.m.

b) 6:12 p.m.
It`s twelve past six p.m.
It`s six twelve p.m.

c) 2:30 p.m.
It`s thirty past two p.m.
It`s half past two p.m.
It`a two thirty p.m.

d) 5:00 a.m.
It`s five o`clock a.m.

e) 10.15 a.m.
It`s fifteen past ten a.m.
It`s a quarter past ten a.m.
It`s ten fifteen a.m.

f) 7:47 p.m.
It`s forty-seven past seven p.m.
It`s thirteen to eight p.m.
it`s seven forty-seven p.m.

[Rikta]

It is nine forty in the morning.
It is six past twelve in the afternoon.
It's half past two in the afternoon.
It is 5 o'clock in the morning.
It is fifteen past ten in the morning.
It is seven forty seven in the afternoon.

Please correct

[Davis321]

thanks sir, thanks for it