23.4.2 exercise: idiomatic expressions in the context of the time of the day

As a reminder: If there is no preposition before the time of the date, the article is not, in opposite to Spanish, compulsory. However if the preposition ends with a de, depois de, após de, antes de etc. in general there is an article, although this article merges with the preposition de, see 6.1.7. Furthermore the preposition de + article has to agree in gender and number with the object. Hora / horas is feminine we get therefor da / das, in case that a minute follows it is do / dos.

Choose the right option in the following sentences.

What the time? It is one o' clock.
Que horas ? É uma hora em ponto.
I come at twenty to nine o' clock.
Vou chegar 20 para as 9 horas.
He starts at ten o' clock.
Vai começar dez e meia.
He came after two o' clock.
Chegou duas horas.
He came after two hours.
Chegou duas horas.
The party starts at 8 o' clock p.m..
A festa começou 20h.
It is ten to eight o' clock.
São dez oito.
It is almost one o' clock in the morning and we start working at five o' clock.
É quase uma da manhã, e começamos a trabalhar cinco.
I am awake since 5 o' clock.
Estou acordado 5 horas.
You have time until five o' clock.
Tem 5 da tarde de hoje.
The fire broke out around four o' clock.
O incêndio ocorreu por quatro da madrugada.
It was eight o'clock in the morning when I arrived.
Eram 8 horas manhã quando cheguei lá.
I have a meeting at eight o'clock.
Tenho um encontro oito.







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