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Time, Dates
 
Pictorial Vocabulary Guide
time
  next week
 
 last week
 
  last night
 
 yesterday morning
 
  tomorrow afternoon
 
 five months ago
 
  three days ago
 
 five hours ago
 
 
the first day of summer
 
the second month of winter
 
date
 
What's the date?
 
  It's March 27, 2005.
 
When is the United State's indepence day?
 
  July the fourth (July 4).
 
When did Columbus discover the new world?
 
  October the 12th, 1492 (Oct. 12, 1492)
 
What month is it?
 
  It's May.
 
What day is it today?
 
  It's Tuesday.
 
What time is it?
 

When the time has been rounded to the nearest hour, use o'clock.

  It is two o'clock.
 
  It is nine o'clock. It is time to go to school.
 
  It is noon.
 
  It's midnight.
 

When the minute is expressed , the o'clock is left off.

  It is three thirty five.
 
  It's two fourty-two.
 
  It's five till six.
 
Fractions
1/2 (one half)
 
 1/3 (one third)
 
1/4 (one quarter, one fourth)
 
 1/5 (one fifth)
 
2/3 (two thirds)
 
    
3/4 (three quarters, three fourths)
 
    
  The park is half (of) a mile from here.
 
  It is half past three.
 
  It is a quarter till five.
 
  It is a quarter past twelve.
 
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