Asking the time
Here are some phrases you can use when you want to know the time:- What's the time?
- What time is it?
- Have you got the right time?
- What time do you make it?
Telling the time
To tell someone what the time is, we can say "The time is..." or, more usually, "It's...". Here is a typical dialogue:
Question:
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What's the time, please?
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Answer:
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It's three o'clock.
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more formal
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less formal
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It's...
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It's...
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3.00
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three o'clock
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three
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3.02
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just gone three o'clock
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three oh two
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3.03
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three minutes past three
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three oh three
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3.05
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five past three
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three oh five
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3.09
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nine minutes past three
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three oh nine
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3.10
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ten past three
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three ten
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3.15
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a quarter past three
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three fifteen
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3.20
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twenty past three
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three twenty
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3.21
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twenty-one minutes past three
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three twenty-one
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3.25
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twenty-five past three
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three twenty-five
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3.30
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half past three
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three thirty
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3.35
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twenty-five to four
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three thirty-five
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3.40
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twenty to four
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three forty
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3.45
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a quarter to four
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three forty-five
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3.50
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ten to four
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three fifty
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3.55
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five to four
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three fifty-five
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3.57
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three minutes to four
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three fifty-seven
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3.58
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nearly four o'clock
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three fifty-eight
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4.00
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four o'clock
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four
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