What Time Is It? Time Expression in English

 What Time Is It? Time Expression in English

O’clock

Five past

Ten past

Quarter past

Twenty past

Twenty-five past

Half past

Twenty-five to

Twenty to

Quarter to

Ten to

Five to

Asking The Time: ( How do we ask the time?)

We can use some questions for asking the time which are given below;

Questions:

• What time is it?
• What is the time?
• Do you have the time?
• Do you know what time is it?
• Can you tell me what time is it, please?
• Could you tell me the time, please?
• Do you happen to have the time?
• Have you got the right time?
• What time do you make it?

Answering the questions: ( How do we say what time is ? )

Examples:

• It’s exactly or about or almost or just gone …
• Sure, it is 3:00
• Sorry, I am not wearing a watch.
• 2:30
• It is 4:20
• It is ten past ten.
• The time is 8 o’clock.