| Time | Words |
| 01:05 | five past one |
| 01:10 | ten past one |
| 01:15 | a quarter past one |
| 01:20 | twenty past one |
| 01:25 | twenty-five past one |
| 01:30 | half past one |
| 01:35 | twenty-five to two |
| 01:40 | twenty to two |
| 01:45 | a quarter to two |
| 01:50 | ten to two |
| 01:55 | five to two |
A quarter/ a half
We use a quarter because 15 minutes is a quarter of an hour(¼). The same is true for a half(½).
When to use O’clock?
We use O’clock every time it is exactly on the hour. There are no extra minutes. That means 4 o’clock, 5 o’clock.
ONE O’CLOCK
12:00
Twelve o’clock has different names in English
During the day it is called midday or noon.
At night it is called midnight.
Am/pm
Am is from midnight to midday.
Pm is from midday to midnight.