Question

Fill the blanks with the correct present tense form of ser or estar. __________ las cuatro y media de la tarde.

Answer 1

The right answer is son

Son las cuatro y media de la tarde.

We use the verb ser to point out the time of day. The conjugation es of this verb is used to express "one o'clock" and son is used to point out other hours. So, the translation of this sentence is:

It's four thirty in the afternoon.

Answer 2

The correct word to fill the blank and complete the sentence is, Son.

• Son las cuatro y media de la tarde.