Telling the time is very useful in everyday English communication. 🔹 Demander et donner l'heure : • What time is it? / What's the time? — Quelle heure est-il ? • It is ... — Il est ... 🔹 Les heures exactes : • It is 7 o'clock. — Il est 7 heures. • It is 12 o'clock. — Il est 12 heures (midi). 🔹 Les demi-heures et quarts : • It is half past 8. — Il est 8h30. (8 + 30 minutes) • It is quarter past 3. — Il est 3h15. (3 + 15 minutes) • It is quarter to 5. — Il est 4h45. (5 - 15 minutes) 🔹 Les minutes : • It is 10 past 6. — Il est 6h10. (6 + 10 minutes) • It is 20 to 9. — Il est 8h40. (9 - 20 minutes) 🔹 AM / PM : • AM = matin (minuit → midi) • PM = après-midi / soir (midi → minuit) • 8 AM = 8 heures du matin • 3 PM = 15 heures (l'après-midi) 🔹 Vocabulary: • midnight — minuit • noon / midday — midi • in the morning — le matin • in the afternoon — l'après-midi • in the evening — le soir

📝 Exemples : • School starts at 8 o'clock in the morning. (L'école commence à 8h du matin.) • It is quarter past 7. Time to wake up! (Il est 7h15. Il est temps de se lever !) • Lunch is at half past 12. (Le déjeuner est à 12h30.) • The film starts at 8 PM. (Le film commence à 20h.) 💡 Astuce — PAST ou TO : • Minutes 1-30 → use PAST: 7h10 = ten past seven • Minutes 31-59 → use TO: 7h50 = ten to eight • 7h30 = half past seven • 7h15 = quarter past seven • 7h45 = quarter to eight