2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

Biz quyidagi holatlarda aniq artikl “the” ni ishlatmaymiz:
* Ko’plik otlar haqida umumiy gapirganimizda, bu degani biz kim? Yoki qaysi? so’roqlariga javob berolmasak.
Elephants live in the jungle. – Fillar junglida yashaydi. (qaysi fillar? Hamma fillar, umuman olganda).
* Atoqli otlardan oldin:
This is Helen. – Bu Helen.
* Mamlakatlarning nomlari oldidan (England), shaxarlar bilan (Paris), ko’chalar (Mason Avenue), parklar (Central Park), tog’lar (Everest), orollar (Santorini), ko’llar (Lake Michigan) va qit’alardan oldin aniq artikl ishlatilmaydi (Europe).
* Yeguliklar nomlarini oldidan (breakfast-ertalabki nonushta, lunch-tushlik, dinner-kechki taom) va o’yinlar, sportlardan oldin ishlatilmaydi (golf, tennis, basketball).
Golf is a relaxing sport. – Golf dam oldiradigan sport.
* Ko’rsatish olmoshlari bilan birga ishlatilmaydi (this-bu/mana bu, that-u/ana u, these-bular/mana bular, those-ular/ana ular).
This bag (bu sumka), those cars (ana u moshinalar). (Bu gap xato: the this bag.)
* Egalik sifatlari bilan yoki qaratqich kelishigi bilan aniq artikl ishlatilmaydi.
That isn’t my car – it’s Keith’s. – Bu mening moshinam emas, u Keysniki.
* Unvonlardan oldin agar shaxsining ismi bo’lsa aniq artikl ishlatilmaydi:
Queen Elizabeth, President Clinton.
* Qachonki so’zlarimiz school-maktab, church-cherkov, bed-krovat, hospital-kasalxona, prison-qamoqxona, home-uy, nima maqsadda qurilgan bo’lsa, unda ishlatmaymiz:
a) Mary goes to school at 8:30 in the morning.
Meri maktabga ertalab 8:30 boradi. (Meri talaba)
Mary’s mother went to the school to get Mary’s school report.
Merining onasi maktabga Merining maktab haqidagi ma’lumotlarini olishga bordi. (Merining onasi maktabga bordi, tashrif buyuruvchi sifatida, talaba sifatida emas.)
b) Grandpa is in hospital. Bobom kasalxonada. (U betob)
Grandma went to the hospital to see Grandpa. Buvim bobomi ko’rishga kasalxonaga bordi. (Buvim bobomi ko’rishga bordi. U bemor emas.)