Humanities Languages Beginner Dialogues - Telling the Time Share Flipboard Email Print John Giustina/ The Image Bank/ Getty Images Languages English as a Second Language Pronunciation & Conversation Basics Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Grammar Business English Resources for Teachers Spanish French German Italian Japanese Mandarin English Grammar by Kenneth Beare Updated March 06, 2017 Use this role play to practice telling the time. Make sure you know how to use the twelve hour clock to speak about times in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. Use the preposition "at" to speak about specific times.What time is it? - IExcuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? Yes, of course. It's seven o'clock. Thank you. No problem. What time is it? - IIWhat time is it? It's half past three. Thanks. You're welcome. Key VocabularyExcuse me.Can you tell me the time, please?What time is it?It's half past...It's quarter past...It's ten to...It's quarter to...o'clockMore Beginning Dialogues Introductions In a Shop In an Airport Asking for Directions In a Motel / Hotel In a Restaurant citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Beare, Kenneth. "Beginner Dialogues - Telling the Time." ThoughtCo, Jun. 2, 2014, thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-telling-the-time-1210041. Beare, Kenneth. (2014, June 2). Beginner Dialogues - Telling the Time. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-telling-the-time-1210041 Beare, Kenneth. "Beginner Dialogues - Telling the Time." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-telling-the-time-1210041 (accessed April 20, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading