1. Primary Longman Elect
2B Chapter 4
Telling the time

2. Telling the time
The short hand tells us hours.
1:00 / One o’clock.

3. Telling the time
2:00 / Two o’clock.

4. Telling the time
3:00 / Three o’clock.

5. Telling the time
4:00 / Four o’clock.

6. Telling the time
5:00 / Five o’clock.

7. Telling the time
6:00 / Six o’clock.

8. Telling the time
7:00 / Seven o’clock.

9. Telling the time
8:00 / Eight o’clock.

10. Telling the time
9:00 / Nine o’clock.

11. Telling the time
10:00 / Ten o’clock.

12. Telling the time
11:00 / Eleven o’clock.

13. Telling the time
12:00 / Twelve o’clock.

14. Telling the time 12:05 / Twelve oh five.
The long hand tells us minutes.
12:05 / Twelve oh five.
five

15. Telling the time
12:10 / Twelve ten.
five
ten

16. Telling the time
12:15 / Twelve fifteen.
five
ten
fifteen

17. Telling the time
12:20 / Twelve twenty.
five
ten
fifteen
twenty

18. Telling the time 12:25 / Twelve twenty-five. five ten fifteen twenty

19. Telling the time 12:30 / Twelve thirty.
You can also say Half past twelve.
12:30 / Twelve thirty.
five
ten
fifteen
twenty
twenty-five
thirty

20. Telling the time 12:35 / Twelve thirty-five. five ten fifteen twenty
twenty-five
thirty

21. Telling the time 12:40 / Twelve forty. five ten fifteen forty twenty
thirty-five
twenty-five
thirty

22. Telling the time 12:45 / Twelve forty-five. five ten forty-five
fifteen
forty
twenty
thirty-five
twenty-five
thirty

23. Telling the time 12:50 / Twelve fifty. five fifty ten forty-five
fifteen
forty
twenty
thirty-five
twenty-five
thirty

24. Telling the time 12:55 / Twelve fifty-five. fifty-five five fifty ten
forty-five
fifteen
forty
twenty
thirty-five
twenty-five
thirty

25. Telling the time
Use in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening / at night to tell the time more clearly.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
9:00
Before twelve o’clock is in the morning.
e.g. Nine o’clock in the morning.

26. Telling the time e.g. Two thirty in the afternoon.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
2:30
8:15
Between twelve o’clock and six o’clock is in the afternoon.
From six o’clock to the time we go to bed is in the evening.
e.g. Two thirty in the afternoon.
e.g. Eight fifteen in the evening.

27. Telling the time
We can also use a.m. with the hours before twelve o’clock noon and p.m. for the other hours in the afternoon / in the evening / at night before twelve o’clock midnight.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
10:00
a.m.
p.m.
e.g. 10 a.m. (= ten o’clock in the morning)

28. Practice Tell the time. 7:40 p.m. / Seven forty in the evening.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
7:40 p.m. / Seven forty in the evening.

29. Practice Tell the time. 5:25 p.m. / Five twenty-five in the afternoon.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
5:25 p.m. / Five twenty-five in the afternoon.

30. Practice Tell the time. 6:20 a.m. / Six twenty in the morning.
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
6:20 a.m. / Six twenty in the morning.

31. Practice Tell the time. 1:55 p.m. / One fifty-five in the afternoon.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
1:55 p.m. / One fifty-five in the afternoon.

32. Practice Tell the time. 10:45 p.m. / Ten forty-five at night.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
12:00
6:00
10:45 p.m. / Ten forty-five at night.

33. The End