Grammar Dates    Now that we already know the months and the ordinal numbers, we are able to learn Dates in English, quite simple (as long as you study, of course):   Before we go on, sometimes you may come across the acronyms B.C./A.D., which mean: B.C.: Before Christ A.D.: Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ)   When you want to know the date, you may ask: What day is it? What date is it? or What´s the date? Don´t forget to say Please.   You already know how to say the months and the ordinal numbers, now, we just have to learn how to say the years:   1) For years from 00 to 09 (example: 1900, 1901, ..., 1909) It is necessary to say "hundred" after the first group of numbers, examples:   Note: Zero (0) is pronounced as the letter "O", example: 1901 is divided in 3 parts: 19 (nineteen), 0 ("O"), 1 (One), then we have "Nineteen "O" One = 1901)   1900 Nineteen hundred   1901 Nineteen hundred and one Nineteen "O" One 1902 Nineteen hundred and two Nineteen "O" Two 1903 Nineteen hundred and three Nineteen "O"  Three 1904 Nineteen hundred and four Nineteen "O"  Four 1905 Nineteen hundred and five Nineteen "O"  Five 1906 Nineteen hundred and six Nineteen "O" Six 1907 Nineteen hundred and seven Nineteen "O" Seven 1908 Nineteen hundred and eight Nineteen "O" Eight 1909 Nineteen hundred and nine Nineteen "O" Nine     2) After year 2000, you may say the cardinal number or divided into 2 groups: 2000 Two thousand   2001 Two thousand and one Twenty "O" One 2002 Two thousand and two Twenty "O" Two 2003 Two thousand and three Twenty "O" Three 2004 Two thousand and four Twenty "O" Four 2005 Two thousand and five Twenty "O" Five 2006 Two thousand and six Twenty "O" Six 2007 Two thousand and seven Twenty "O" Seven 2008 Two thousand and eight Twenty "O" Eight 2009 Two thousand and nine Twenty "O" Nine 2010 Two thousand and ten Twenty Ten 2011 Two thousand and eleven Twenty Eleven 2015 Two thousand and fifteen Twenty Fifteen 2018 Two thousand and eighteen Twenty Eighteen 2020 Two thousand and twenty Twenty Twenty 2030 Two thousand and thirty Twenty Thirty     Examples of years: Year Written   273 Two (hundred and) seventy-three   435 Four (hundred and) thirty-five   852 Eight (hundred and) fifty-two   1000 One thousand / A thousand   1250 Twelve fifty   1475 Fourteen seventy-five   1508 Fifteen hundred and eight Fifteen "O" Eight 1765 Seventeen sixty-five   1834 Eighteen thirty-four   1900 Nineteen hundred   1932 Nineteen thirty-two   1945 Nineteen forty-five   1978 Nineteen seventy-eight   1992 Nineteen ninety-two   2000 Two thousand   2004 Two thousand and four Twenty "O" Four 2009 Two thousand and nine Twenty "O" Nine 2012 Two thousand and twelve Twenty Twelve 2019 Two thousand and nineteen Twenty Nineteen 2034 Two thousand and thirty-four Twenty Thirty-four   You´re doing great. Now, let´s put it all together:   Month Day Year How to say: Another possibility: January 1st 1900 January first, nineteen hundred   February 3rd 1905 February third, nineteen hundred and five February third, nineteen "O" five March 5th 1918 March fifth, nineteen eighteen   April 10th 1925 April tenth, nineteen twenty-five   May 15th 1952 May fifteenth, nineteen fifty-two   June 18th 1965 June eighteenth, nineteen sixty-five   July 20th 1979 July twentieth, nineteen seventy-nine   August 22nd 1985 August twenty-second, nineteen eighty-five   September 25th 1992 September twenty-fifth, nineteen ninety-two   October 27th 2000 October twenty-seventh, two thousand   November 29th 2008 November twenty-ninth, two thousand and eight November twenty-ninth, twenty "O" eight December 31st 2010 December thirty-first, two thousand and ten December thirty-first, twenty ten     Practice: Write the dates below as the examples given in the lesson: Month Day Year Write the year: Jan. 1st 900 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb. 2nd 973 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mar. 3rd 1000 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Apr. 4th 1154 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 5th 1200 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jun. 6th 1284 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jul. 7th 1300 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug. 8th 1368 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sep. 9th 1400 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oct. 10th 1475 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nov. 11th 1500 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec. 12th 1525 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan. 13th 1600 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb. 14th 1696 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mar. 15th 1700 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Apr. 16th 1734 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 17th 1800 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jun. 18th 1864 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jul. 19th 1900 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug. 20th 1926 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sep. 21st 1938 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oct. 22nd 1945 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nov. 23rd 1957 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dec. 24th 1987 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan. 25th 2000 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb. 26th 2012 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mar. 27th 2024 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Apr. 28th 2032 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 29th 2037 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jun. 30th 2043 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jul. 31st 2048 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved