Decir la hora y leer el reloj
Telling the time and reading the clock
- Preguntar y decir la hora (Ask and tell the time)
- Lee el reloj (Read the clock)
- ¿Cómo decir la hora? (How to tell the time?)
Listening & reading materials
Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.
Vocabulary (24) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- ¿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:
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Son las tres y media. It's half past 3. |
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Son las cuatro de la tarde. It is four o'clock in the afternoon. |
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Son las doce menos cuarto. It's a quarter to twelve. |
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Son las cinco y diez. It is ten after five. |
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Son las diez y cuarto de la mañana. It's quarter past ten in the morning. |
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Es la una de la madrugada. It is one o'clock at night. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: 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
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De la noche
At night
3
Menos cuarto
Quarter to
4
Menos veinte
Twenty to
5
De la tarde
In the afternoon
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Arrastra las palabras a las dos categorías según cómo se usan para decir la hora: momentos concretos del día o expresiones para indicar horas aproximadas.
Momentos concretos del día
Expresiones para indicar horas aproximadas
Exercise 7: ¿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 |
|---|---|
| (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 |
|---|---|
| (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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