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How to Tell Time: A Complete Guide

The document discusses different ways to tell time and ask questions about time. It provides tables showing how to express the hour in 12-hour and 24-hour formats, as well as how to say times including minutes past or to the hour. Questions about time can be asked as "What time is it?", "What's the time?" or "Do you have the time?" with the time answered using formats like "three o'clock", "quarter past two", or "eight-twenty".

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99 views3 pages

How to Tell Time: A Complete Guide

The document discusses different ways to tell time and ask questions about time. It provides tables showing how to express the hour in 12-hour and 24-hour formats, as well as how to say times including minutes past or to the hour. Questions about time can be asked as "What time is it?", "What's the time?" or "Do you have the time?" with the time answered using formats like "three o'clock", "quarter past two", or "eight-twenty".

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  • Time Overview
  • Hours
  • Hours and Minutes
  • Time Questions

Time

There are different ways to write and talk about the time. You can say the same
thing in different ways.
This topic will show you how to tell the time and how to ask and answer questions
about the time.

Hours
This table shows different ways to show the hour.
Hours

Time am or pm 24-hour Say

12:00 12am 24:00=0:00 Twelve o'clock = Midnight

1:00 1am 1:00 One o'clock

2:00 2am 2:00 Two o'clock

3:00 3am 3:00 Three o'clock

4:00 4am 4:00 Four o'clock

5:00 5am 5:00 Five o'clock

6:00 6am 6:00 Six o'clock

7:00 7am 7:00 Seven o'clock

8:00 8am 8:00 Eight o'clock

9:00 9am 9:00 Nine o'clock

10:00 10am 10:00 Ten o'clock

11:00 11am 11:00 Eleven o'clock


12:00 12pm 12:00 Twelve o'clock = Midday = noon

1:00 1pm 13:00 One o'clock

2:00 2pm 14:00 Two o'clock

3:00 3pm 15:00 Three o'clock

4:00 4pm 16:00 Four o'clock

5:00 5pm 17:00 Five o'clock

6:00 6pm 18:00 Six o'clock

7:00 7pm 19:00 Seven o'clock

8:00 8pm 20:00 Eight o'clock

9:00 9pm 21:00 Nine o'clock

10:00 10pm 22:00 Ten o'clock

11:00 11pm 23:00 Eleven o'clock

Hours and minutes


This table shows how to talk about the time in hours in minutes.
Hours and Minutes

Time Say or Say

1:00 One o'clock

1:05 Five past one One-oh-five

1:10 Ten past one One-ten

1:15 Quarter past one One-fifteen


1:20 Twenty past one One-twenty

1:25 Twenty-five past one One-twenty-five

1:30 Half past one One-thirty

1:35 Twenty-five-to-two One-thirty-five

1:40 Twenty-to-two One-forty

1:45 Quarter-to-two One-forty-five

1:50 Ten-to-two One-fifty

1:55 Five-to-two One-fifty-five

2:00 Two o'clock

Time Questions
Now that you know how to say the time, you need to know how to ask and answer
questions about time.

Ask
What time is it?
What's the time?
Do you have the time?

Answer
It's ...

• three o'clock (3:00)


• quarter past two (2:15)
• eight-twenty (8:20)

Time There are different ways to write and talk about the time. You can say the same thing in different ways. This topic w
12:00 12pm 12:00 Twelve o'clock = Midday = noon 1:00 1pm 13:00 One o'clock 2:00 2pm 14:00 Two o'clock 3:00 3pm 1
1:20 Twenty past one One-twenty 1:25 Twenty-five past one One-twenty-five 1:30 Half past one One-thirty 1:35 Twenty

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