This topic will show you how to tell the time and how to ask and answer questions about the time. This table shows different ways to show the hour. Hours. This table shows how to talk about the time in hours in minutes. Hours and Minutes. Now that you know how to say the time, you need to know how to ask and answer questions about time.

Oct 21, 2024 · Ah, 5 past 4 is simply 4:05. Just a gentle reminder that time is like a beautiful painting, each moment adding a new color to the canvas of our day. Embrace the present moment and let it bring...

Apr 8, 2025 · It is half past five (5:30). We use the structure AT + time when giving the time of a specific event. The bus arrives at midday (12:00). The flight leaves at a quarter to two (1:45). We can also use subject pronouns in these responses. It arrives at midday (12:00). It leaves at a quarter to two (1:45).

In digital time, 5 past 4 would be represented as 4:05. This means it is 5 minutes after 4 o'clock. The hour is represented before the colon, and the minutes are represented after the colon in...

Feb 7, 2024 · There are two common ways to tell the time in English. The American way to tell the time is easier. You just need to say the hour followed by minutes. 05:15 It’s five fifteen. 05:20 It’s five twenty. 05:45 It’s five forty-five. The British way is a little more complicated. You need to say the minutes first and then the hour.

15:00 is 3 o'clock (p.m.) (on TV: fifteenhundred). That's why you use a.m. (Latin: ante meridiem) and p.m. (post meridiem) in situations where it is necessary to point out that you want to say in the morning or in the evening. In other situations (or when it is clear that school starts in the morning and the party in the evening) it is left out. 2.

a.m. = ante meridiem = the time from midnight to noon = from 00:00 to 12:00. p.m. = post meridiem = the time from noon to midnight = from 12:00 to 24:00. The 24-hour clock is the most commonly used time notation in the world today. But in English speaking countries the 12-hour clock is the dominant system of time written and spoken.

Digital Clocks show us the time using numbers, like this: Hours : Minutes. Examples: Clocks can also use hands to show us the Hours and Minutes. We call them "analog" clocks. The Little Hand shows the Hours: The Big Hand shows the Minutes: Using both the Big Hand and Little Hand lets us know exactly what time it is: Now you can:

Sep 16, 2014 · Look at times below and match them to the same time: 1) It's nine o'clock. 2) It's half past six. 3) It's five past four. 4) It's quarter past 6. 5) It's ten to nine. 6) It's quarter to three. 7) It's five to twelve. 8) It's quarter to eight. 9) It's quarter past nine. 10) It's ten to seven.

Here you can see the digital way of telling the time, more common in America. Compare the digital and the analogic systems under the Explanations tab.