Introduction
This post deals with talking about the past in general, and more specifically with stating the time at which you arrived somewhere.
Imagine
you are talking to
a relative, a friend or a work colleague about what you did
yesterday. At some point, the other person says:
"at
what time did you arrive home?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿A
qué hora llegaste a casa?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿A
qué hora llegó (usted) a casa?
OUR
TIP
Answering
is quite straightforward. Just make sure that you use the right time
expression*.
Here
are some examples of how you could reply:
- Llegué a la una y media (I arrived at a half past one)
- Llegué a las cinco y diez (I arrived at ten past five)
- Llegué a las siete en punto (I arrived at seven o'clock)
- No sé a qué hora llegué (I don't know at what time I arrived)
*Notes
Please
note the difference between the expressions of time used in these
answers and typical expressions used in telling the time, such as:- Es la una y media (it is half past one)
- Son las dos y veinte (it is twenty minutes past two)
- No sé qué hora es (I don't know what time it is)
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿A
qué hora llegaste a casa?
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