Review English Material O'clock

Learn About O’clock, Half Past, and Quarter Past

Ask About time ?

  • What time is it?
  • What time does the store open?
  • What time does the store close?
  • What time should we meet?
  • What time does the movie start?
  • When do you go to class?
  • When does the concert begin?

Full form of AM and PM, AM PM Meaning AM stands in short for Ante Meridiem, de latin name for “Before Midday” or “Before Noon”. An example: 10.00 a.m. is 10 o-clock in the morning. With a 24 hour time this is 10:00. PM stands in short for Post Meridiem, de latin name for “After Midday” or “After Noon”.

Do you know what half and quarter mean?

A half and a quarter
– When you split something into two equal parts, each part is half of the whole
– When you split something into four equal parts, each part is a quarter of the whole.


HALF PAST

Half-past twelve means the same thing as 12:30. 
The minute hand has moved halfway around the clock. Doesn’t it look like half of a circle?

The minute hand halfway around the clock.

1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 can all be described as half past 1, half past 2, and half past 3.


Quarter Past

Quarter past twelve is the same as 12:15.
The minute hand has moved a quarter way around the clock. Doesn’t it look like a quarter of a circle?

A quarter around the clock
– Tip: At a quarter past, the hour hand won’t point exactly at any of the hour numbers. It will have moved a little after it.
– Super tip: At quarter past, the minute hand always points to the 3!

Quarter past 1, quarter past 2 and quarter past 3 are all ways of describing 1:15, 2:15 and 3:15.


Quarter To

Quarter to is the opposite of quarter past.
Quarter to 12 is the same as 11:45. It means there is a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) left until 12:00. A quarter to 12 is before 12:00.

A quarter to 12

O’clock

Twelve o’clock is the same as 12:00.
The minute hand is at the top of the clock on the 12.

Twelve o'clock
One o’clock, two o’clock and three o’clock are all words you can use to describe the time at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00.


EXAMPLE DIALOG

Dialog 1

Bob : What time is it?
Sam : It’s five to three (14:55). It’s almost time to go home.

Dialog 2

Brian : What time do you usually eat breakfast?
Rani : I usually eat breakfast at seven o’clock.

Dialog 3

Ann : When does the movie start?
Billy : Half past five (05:30). Do you want to go with us?
Ann : Yes. What time is it now?
Billy : A quarter to five (04:45). Are you ready to leave?
Ann : Yes, let’s go.

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