Ser and Time, when talking about when something is occuring

Question

I know that if you are telling time anywhere from 1:00 to 1:59, you say "Es la...". If it is any other time, you would say "Son las..."

But what form of the word do you use if you are referring to when an event will occur. For example if you are trying to say "Our clase is at eight and we always go together", would you say:

"Nuestra clase SON a la ocho y siempre vamos juntas."

or,

"Nuestra clase ES a la ocho y siempre vamos juntas."

Could someone please explain which form, and why it is appropriate? I'm a little confused on this.

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Answer 1

By saying "son las ocho" you have ocho (plural) agreeing in number with horas (plural). By saying " la clase es a las ocho" you have clase (singular) agreeing with "es." Maybe another way of explaining this is to say that while ser is used to express time ("son las ocho")," la clase es a las ocho" is not so much expressing time as it is stating what time something takes place.

This is great! Thank you! - aamerine, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 2

I'm not a native speaker, but I feel sure that the correct way to say this is "Nuestra clase ES a LAS ocho y siempre vamos juntos." ("Juntas" if everyone in the group is female.)

A native speaker should happen by before long and either approve my translation or correct it.

Thank you - aamerine, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 3

A more natural way: Nuestra clase empieza a ...........

Thanks mate ,I see that . - ray76, Mar 6, 2015

Answer 4

nuestra clase empieza a las 8...