The Time Page

What time is it?

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It is one o’clock.

What time is it really?

Say the answer and write it in the comments section at the bottom of this page like this:

It is 10:10 pm and I am in Baku, Azerbaijan.

10:10 is pronounced “ten ten”.

It is 01:10 am and I am in Quito, Ecuador.

01:10 is pronounced “one ten”.

Link to possibilities and abilities page

Two Important Time Concepts

Frequency and Completion

one o’clock
two o’clock
three o’clock
four o’clock
five o’clock
six o’clock
seven o’clock
eight o’clock
nine o’clock
ten o’clock
eleven o’clock
twelve o’clock

Are you able to write these times in numbers?

one thirty
two twenty
three ten
four oh five
five oh four
six exactly
seven o’clock
eight fifteen
nine forty-five
ten fifty
eleven fifty-nine
twelve midnight

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A Song about the Clock

Do you know this song?

one o’clock
two o’clock
three o’clock rock!

four o’clock
five o’clock
six o’clock rock!

seven o’clock
eight o’clock
nine o’clock rock

ten o’clock
eleven o’clock
twelve o’clock rock

I am going to rock around the clock tonight.

Have you ever heard that song?
Have you ever rocked around the clock?
Have you ever stayed up all night?

The Time Warp

Let’s do the Time Warp again!
Do you remember the Time Warp?

It is a song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Have you ever seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

Let’s do the Time Warp again!

Time and space are basic concepts. Events take place in space over a period of time. Time is expressed in periods or points. All sentences have a verb and all verbs are marked for time.

The Vocabulary of Time

yesterday today tomorrow

before now later/later on

Time Expressions with Prepositions

Future – in two days

I will arrive in about two days.

Past – two days ago

I left two days ago.

Period – for two days

I will stay for two days then I will return home.

Adverbs of Frequency

rarely – seldom

sometimes – occasionally – from time to time – now and then – now and again

often – frequently

Coming Links

The Grammar Page
The Habit and Routine Page
The Experience Page
Present Perfect Tense
The Frequency Page
The Tense Page
The Space Page
The Earth Page
The Hour Page
The Day Page
The Week Page
The Month Page
The Year Page
The Metaphor Page
The Possibilities and Abilities Page
The Mathematics Page

Listening Activity – The Time page – Time Phrases – Living Overseas

World English Course

There are lots of things you can learn in the World English Course. There is a place where you can talk about work and there is also a place where you can find a job and a place where you can find staff. There is a place where you can have fun and there is a place where you can talk about food or family. There is also a place where you can talk about money or love or philosophy. You can study anything you want anytime you want. You can do it once a week or every day or any time you like. Have fun! Work hard! Tell your friends and family members! Enjoy!