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Junior Cycle Spanish: Numbers, dates & time

How often Numbers, dates & time comes up on the Spanish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Numbers, dates & time, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Numbers, dates & time.

(a)'Son las tres y cuarto.' What time is it?
  1. 3:45
  2. 3:15
  3. 2:45
(b)'Son las ocho menos veinte.' What time is it?
  1. 8:40
  2. 8:20
  3. 7:40
(c)Which number is 'cincuenta'?
  1. 50
  2. 5
  3. 15
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(a) 3:15

(b) 7:40

(c) 50

Your turn: Common Level questions on Numbers, dates & time.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q2, Q3, Q5, Q11, Q13
2025Q3, Q11
2024Q11, Q13, Q16
2023Q3, Q4, Q11
2022Q1, Q2, Q3, Q11

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Numbers, dates & time questions

Numbers, dates & time, 3 marks

What does 'mañana por la mañana' mean?

  1. This morning
  2. Every morning
  3. Tomorrow morning
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Tomorrow morning

Mañana = tomorrow; la mañana = the morning. So mañana por la mañana = tomorrow morning. Esta mañana = this morning; todas las mañanas = every morning.

Numbers, dates & time, 2 marks

'A las nueve de la noche.' What time is that?

  1. 9:30 pm
  2. 9 pm
  3. 9 am
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9 pm

De la mañana = am; de la tarde = afternoon or early evening; de la noche = night. Spain also uses the 24-hour clock: 21:00 = las nueve de la noche.

Numbers, dates & time, 2 marks

Which day is 'jueves'?

  1. Thursday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Friday
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Thursday

Lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo = Monday to Sunday, no capitals. El jueves = on Thursday; los jueves = on Thursdays.

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