7:30 is seven thirty. It is also half past seven. At home the clock is 17:00. In America you say 5:00 p.m. Pick your language at the top for a note in your own words.
Download the PDF PDF · 2 pages
For the teacher · In class
put one clock on the shared screen and let everyone type the time in the chat. Then say it the second way together, out loud.
Four clocks. Tap a clock to hear the time.
One time, two ways to say it. Tap each line and listen.
past = after the hour. to = before the next hour.
Watch out in your language
Look at the two boxes. Say every sentence out loud. Your language is under every line.
a.m.
after midnight, before noon
p.m.
after noon, before midnight
12:00 in the day = noon = 12:00 p.m. 12:00 at night = midnight = 12:00 a.m.
Your clock at home is on the left. The American clock is on the right.
Morning times are the same on both clocks.
Next class: at, in, on
Use at with a clock time. More in Class 14.
Look at the clock. Write the time in numbers.