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A. Telling the time

In English there are two common ways to
say the time, namely American and British

style.

1. American style: Say the hour first

and then the minutes. (Hour +

Minutes)

7:05 seven-five

7:20 seven-twenty
7:40 seven-forty

7:55 seven-fifty-five
Picture 1. Clock
Resources: Google Image 2. British style: Say the minutes first

and then the hour. (Minutes + Past/To + Hour).

 Use past for the first 30 minutes of the hour.
 Use to for the remaining 30 minutes. Rules:

7:05 five minutes past seven 1. In telling the time we must use “It is”

7:20 twenty minutes past seven 2. If you tell time using British style, you
must understand the rules of using a
7:40 twenty minutes to eight quarter past, half past, and a quarter to!

7:55 five minutes to eight

For better understanding, please pay attention to the picture below!

Picture 2. Part of time in British style
Resources: Google Image

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