Telling The Time
Telling The Time
How to Tell the Time in English
There are two common ways of telling the time in English for 2:40:
- Digital: "Two forty"
- Classical: "Twenty to three"
Asking About the Time:
Asking about the time: | Asking about the time: |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | Have you got the right time? |
| What's the time? | |
| What time do you make it? |
Telling the Time:
Digital | Classical |
|---|---|
| 2:00 | two o'clock |
| 2:06 | six minutes past two |
| 2:09 | nine minutes past two |
| 2:12 | twelve past two |
| 2:15 | a quarter past two |
| 2:20 | twenty past two |
| 2:25 | twenty-five past two |
| 2:30 | half past two |
| 2:35 | twenty-five to three |
| 2:40 | twenty to three |
| 2:45 | a quarter to three |
| 2:50 | ten to three |
| 2:55 | five to three |
| 2:57 | three minutes to three |
| 2:58 | nearly three o'clock |
| 3:00 | three o'clock |
Example Dialogue:
Question: What's the time, please?
Answer: It's two o'clock.