1. What's Wha
the ti m e t
i s i t?
time?
Can (could)
o'clock
you tell me It's one o'clock.
the time
It's five past three.
The short hand
shows the hours. It's (a) quarter
past one.
The long hand
shows the
minutes.
past
a quarter a quarter
to
to past
It's ten to eight. We don't use the
word "minutes" with
5, 10,
20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45,
50, 55.
It's (a) quarter to five.
half past It's five past three.
But!
a.m.
It's half past three.
Latin - ante meridiem REMEMBER!
=
before noon
in at
in the morning at noon (at midday or at lunchtime)
p.m. in the afternoon at dusk
in the evening at night
Latin - post meridiem in 5 minutes at midnight
= after at dawn
at 2 o'clock
noon
at 11:30
Eg. I get up at 8

2. What's What time
the time? is it?
Can (could) o'clock
you tell me the It's one o'clock.
time please?
It's five past three.
The short hand
shows the hours.
It's (a) quarter
The long hand
past three.
shows the
minutes.
past
a quarter a quarter
to
to past
It's ten to eight. We don't use the
word " m in u tes " with
5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40, 45, 50, 55.
It's five past three.
It's (a) quarter to five.
But!
half past 1 :1 1
It's eleven minutes
a.m. past one.
It's half past three.
Latin - ante meridiem REMEMBER!
= before noon
in at
p.m. in the morning at noon (at midday or at lunchtime)
in the afternoon at dusk
Latin - post meridiem in the evening at night
= after noon in 5 minutes at midnight
at dawn
Eg. I get up at 8 at 2 o'clock
o'clock a.m. at 11:30
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