The Time

oclock
five past

five to

ten past

ten to

quarter past

quarter to

twenty to

twenty past

twenty-five to

twenty-five past
half past

a.m.

stands for the Latin phrase Ante Meridiem, which means before noon.

p.m.

stands for Post Meridiem, which means after noon.

Asking the time:

What time is it?
What is the time?

What time is it?

Its three oclock.

Its quarter past two.

Its half past two.

Its five to three.

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