Everyday English for ESL kids

Asking and Telling the Time


lessons for kids learning everyday English expressions


Learn English through pictures, sounds and sentence examples! In this lesson you will learn some useful phrases for asking and telling the time.


What's the time?

You can tell time with a clock. Moving hands on the face of a clock point to the current hour, minute, and second.

Here are some examples.

Listen and practise English
Everyday English lessons
Learn English through pictures

9:00

It's nine o'clock.

English resources for teachers
English expressions in pictures

9:05

It's five past nine.

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English resources: expressions

9:30

It's half past nine.

ESL teaching resources
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9:40

It's twenty to ten.

Everyday English: telling the time
English lessons for kids: Time
Telling time for kids learning English
Telling the time resources for ESL teachers


Riddles for learning English

Read the riddle, look at the pictures and find the correct answer!

Click on the time box for the answer.

Riddles for learning English

Blue-Blue is in the living room. What's the time?

Fun English lessons for kids

8:00


It's eight o'clock.

8:00


Wrong! It's eight o'clock. He is in the kitchen.

English resources for ESL teachers

10:20


It's twenty past ten.

8:00


Wrong! It's twenty past ten. He is on the street.

Activities for learning English

13:30


It's half past one.

13:30


Wrong! It's half past one. He is in the library.

Exercises to practise English

16:50


It's ten to five.

16:50


Right! It's ten to five. He is in the living room.


Rhymes for learning English

There are lots of nursery rhymes about time. Read some of them and have fun!

Try to say these rhymes in different ways. For example, say one line loudly, and the following line quietly. Also, you can add some actions (mime, clap, stamp, knock, and so on).

Rhymes for learning English
Learn English in a fun way

Tick tock goes the clock
Hanging on the wall.
Tick tock goes the clock
Telling the time to all.

Teach English in a fun way

Tick tock goes the clock.
What's the time, please?
Tick tock, says the clock,
It's ten past three.

Time. Learn English in a fun way

Tick tock merrily sings the clock.
It's time for work,
It's time for play.
So it sings throughout the day.

Time. Teach English in a fun way

What's the time, Mr Wolf?
It's seven o'clock and I am full!
What's the time? What's the time?
I am so hungry! It's dinner time!