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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classify the following words into two categories related to telling the time: one with expressions for exact hours and another with expressions for minutes.
Expresiones para horas exactas
Expresiones para minutos y fracciones de hora
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Llegar
To arrive
2
De la noche
At night
3
Menos cuarto
Quarter to
4
Menos veinte
Twenty to
5
De la tarde
In the afternoon
Ejercicio 5: Ejercicio de conversación
Instrucción:
- ¿Qué hora es en las imágenes? (What time is it in the pictures?)
- ¿Qué hora es ahora mismo? (What time is it right now?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Son las tres y media. It's half past 3. |
Son las cuatro de la tarde. It is four o'clock in the afternoon. |
Son las doce menos cuarto. It's a quarter to twelve. |
Son las cinco y diez. It is ten after five. |
Son las diez y cuarto de la mañana. It's quarter past ten in the morning. |
Es la una de la madrugada. It is one o'clock at night. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. ¿Qué hora _______ en el reloj de la oficina?
(What time _______ does the office clock show?)2. Normalmente, el tren ______ a las ocho de la tarde y llegamos puntuales.
(Normally, the train ______ at eight in the evening and we arrive on time.)3. Siempre ______ el periódico para saber el momento exacto del día.
(I always ______ the newspaper to know the exact moment of the day.)4. A las nueve de la noche, ella normalmente ______ para la cena con amigos.
(At nine in the evening, she normally ______ for dinner with friends.)Exercise 8: The Meeting and the Clock
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Llegar - Arrive
Presente
- yo llego
- tú llegas
- él/ella/Usted llega
- nosotros/nosotras llegamos
- vosotros/vosotras llegáis
- ellos/ellas/Ustedes llegan
Leer - Read
Presente
- yo leo
- tú lees
- él/ella/Usted lee
- nosotros/nosotras leemos
- vosotros/vosotras leéis
- ellos/ellas/Ustedes leen
Decir - Say
Presente
- yo digo
- tú dices
- él/ella/Usted dice
- nosotros/nosotras decimos
- vosotros/vosotras decís
- ellos/ellas/Ustedes dicen
Exercise 9: ¿Cómo decir la hora?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: How to tell the time?
Show translation Show answerscuatro y cuarto, once y cinco, diez menos cuarto, la una, dos y cinco, cinco, ocho y media
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Leer to read Share Copied!
Presente
Spanish | English |
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(yo) leo | I read |
(tú) lees | You read |
(él/ella) lee | he reads/she reads |
(nosotros/nosotras) leemos | we read |
(vosotros/vosotras) leéis | You read |
(ellos/ellas) leen | they read |
Llegar to arrive Share Copied!
Presente
Spanish | English |
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(yo) llego | I arrive |
(tú) llegas | You arrive |
(él/ella) llega | he/she arrives |
(nosotros/nosotras) llegamos | we arrive |
(vosotros/vosotras) llegáis | You arrive |
(ellos/ellas) llegan | they arrive |
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