The time now
Use for one o’clock; otherwise , . Add for quarter past, for half past. is quarter to nine, 8:45.
At, from and until
An event happens or . A range is . Ask for the current time, for an event, and for its ending.
Son las nueve menos cinco.It is five to nine.
La reunión es a la una.The meeting is at one.
Practice 1/5 · The right form
Choose the form for the message
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ahora la una.
It is one now.
Son las ocho media.
It is half past eight.
La reunión es las diez.
The meeting is at ten.
Practice 2/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete a useful exchange
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
8:45: las nueve menos .
8:45: quarter to nine.
Trabajo nueve cinco y media.
I work from nine to half past five.
¿Qué hora ?
What time is it?
Practice 3/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
Until what time do we work?
It is quarter past one.
I start at nine.
Practice 4/5 · In situations
What helps in this situation?
Choose the right words for the situation.
You need to know when lunch starts, rather than the current time.
You say:
Ask for the time of the event.
You need to know when lunch starts, rather than the current time.
You say:
Ask for the time of the event.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect the message and its meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
