Telling

the Time!
with Miss Diana (and the bird).
 Rule 1:
"Minutes" and then "Hours".
Today, we'll learn different ways of telling the time. For now, just
remember that English people firstly tell 'minutes', and then the
'hours'.
Rule 2 (1):
For minutes 1-30 we use PAST after the minutes.
Rule 2 (2):
For minutes 31-59 we use TO after the minutes.
Rule 3:
15 minutes past = (a) quarter past
15 minutes to = (a) quarter to
30 minutes past = half past
7:15 - It's (a) quarter past seven
12:45 - It's (a) quarter to one
3:30 - It's half past three
Rule 4:
NO minutes = o'clock
10:00 - It's ten o'clock
5:00 - It's five o'clock
1:00 - It's one o'clock
 Rule 5:
Asking for the Time.
What time is it?
What is the time?

Could you tell me the time, please?

What time...?
When...?
What time does the flight to New York leave?
When does the bus arrive from London?
When does the concert begin?
BUT!!!

Exceptions:
There are a bunch of other, simpler, ways
of telling the time that do not follow these
Rules. But you don't need to know them
now~
19:35 = Seven thirty five p.m.
07:09 = Seven oh nine a.m.
13:55 = Thirteen fifty five
19:09 = Nineteen oh nine
21:00 = Twenty one hundred hours (in
radio broadcasts and war movies)
07:00 = “seven o’clock on the dot”,
“seven o’clock sharp” or “exactly seven
o’clock”
00:00 and 12:00 = “at midnight” and “at
midday/ at noon”
Thank You!
Keep calm and tell the time.