half past

o'clock

a quarter

past

a quarter

to

past

to

What time is

it?

What's the time?

Can (could) you tell me the time please?

It's one o'clock.

It's five past three.

It's (a) quarter past one.

It's half past three.

We don't use the word "minutes" with 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. It's five past three. But! 1:11 It's eleven minutes past one.

The short hand shows the hours.

The long hand shows the minutes.

It's (a) quarter to five.

It's ten to eight.

a.m.

Latin - ante meridiem = before noon

p.m.

Latin - post meridiem = after noon

Eg. I get up at 8 o'clock a.m.

REMEMBER!

in atin the morningin the afternoonin the eveningin 5 minutes

at noon (at midday or at lunchtime)at duskat nightat midnightat dawnat 2 o'clockat 11:30

half past

o'clock

a quarter past

a quarter to

past to

What time is it?

What's the time?

It's one o'clock.

It's five past three.

It's (a) quarter past three.

It's half past three.

We don't use the word "minutes" with 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55.

I t's five past three.

But! 1:11

I t's eleven minutes

past one.

The short hand shows the hours.

The long hand shows the minutes.

It's (a) quarter to five.

Can (could) you tell me the time please?

It's ten to eight.

a.m.

Latin - ante meridiem = before noon

p.m.

Latin - post meridiem = after noon

Eg. I get up at 8

o'clock a.m.

in at in the morning in the afternoon in the evening in 5 minutes

at noon (at midday or at lunchtime) at dusk at night at midnight at dawn at 2 o'clock at 11:30

REMEMBER!

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