What's

the time?

What time
is it?

Can (could)
you tell me the
time please?

o'clock
It's one o'clock.

It's five past three.

The short hand
shows the hours.

It's (a) quarter

past three.

The long hand

shows the
minutes.

to

past

a quarter
to

a quarter
past

We don't use the

word "minutes" with
5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40, 45, 50, 55.

It's ten to eight.

It's five past three.

It's (a) quarter to five.

half past

But!

1:11
It's eleven minutes
past one.

a.m.
Latin - ante meridiem
= before noon

p.m.
Latin - post meridiem
= after noon

Eg. I get up at 8
o'clock a.m.

It's half past three.

in
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
in 5 minutes

REMEMBER!

at
at noon (at midday or at lunchtime)
at dusk
at night
at midnight
at dawn
at 2 o'clock
at 11:30