TELLING THE TIME

by

ARIK ADNYANI

3601

TELLING THE TIME

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“P

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“to”

15

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30

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H

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Say

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How to say the time in English?

There are two common ways of telling the time.Formal but easier way

Say the hours first and then the minutes.

Example: 7:45 - seven forty-five

Say the minutes first and then the hours.

Example: 7.15 - fifteen minutes past seven

Example: 7.45 - fifteen minutes to eight

How to say 15 & 30 minutes

Another possibility of

saying '15 minutes

past' is: a quarter past

12

6

39

6

39

12

Another possibility of

saying '15 minutes to'

is: a quarter to

Another possibility of

saying '30 minutes

past' is: half past

“Past” and “To”we use “past” to say times after the hour until

half past, or 30 minutes past

the hour.ex : It’s

quarter (15 minutes) to six

We use “to” to say times

before the hour from 31

minutes until the full hour

ex: It’s twenty past nine

EXERCISES

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What time is it?

Eight o’clock

Five past eight

Seven o’clock

Five to seven

What time is it?

Half past twelve

A quarter to one

A quarter past twelve

Twelve o’clock

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