Learn · Sentences Polite Requests
Could you tell me the time?
A2Sentence
Narrator
Could you tell me the time?
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Formal Request
Could you please inform me of the current time?
Informal Request
What time is it?
Urgent Request
I need to know the time, please tell me!
Polite Request
Excuse me, would you mind telling me the time?
Rephrased versions
Formal
I would be grateful if you could provide me with the time.
Informal
Do you know what time it is?
Simpler English
What's the time?
Phrases to learn
Could you tell me
A polite way to ask for information.
the time
The current hour and minute.