Read, listen, and have fun with English numbers
o'clock
7:00 = seven o'clock
How do you say 7:15?
Tell Time in English
Choose a time, move the clock hands, compare seven fifteen with quarter past seven, and tap to listen.
Short answer
How do you tell time in English?
The time 7:15 can be read as seven fifteen or quarter past seven. After 30 minutes, count forward to the next hour: 7:45 is quarter to eight.
MOVE THE HANDS
Turn a time into English.
Reading style
Clock7:15 a.m.Say itseven fifteen a.m.
COMMON TIMES
Digital words and past/to phrases
| Time | Digital | past / to | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | seven o'clock | seven o'clock | |
| 07:05 | seven oh five | five past seven | |
| 07:15 | seven fifteen | quarter past seven | |
| 07:30 | seven thirty | half past seven | |
| 07:45 | seven forty-five | quarter to eight | |
| 07:50 | seven fifty | ten to eight | |
| 08:00 | eight o'clock | eight o'clock | |
| 09:10 | nine ten | ten past nine | |
| 12:00 | twelve o'clock | noon | |
| 12:30 | twelve thirty | half past twelve | |
| 15:00 | three o'clock p.m. | three o'clock in the afternoon | |
| 18:45 | six forty-five p.m. | quarter to seven in the evening |
READ THE CLOCK
Four clock words make time easier.
Use o'clock, past, half, and to to describe where the minute hand is.
past
7:10 = ten past seven
half past
7:30 = half past seven
to
7:45 = quarter to eight
FIVE-QUESTION PRACTICE
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QUICK ANSWERS
Three quick answers about telling time.
What is the difference between past and to?
Past counts minutes after the hour. To counts the minutes remaining before the next hour.
What do quarter and half mean?
A quarter is 15 minutes. Half is 30 minutes, so 7:30 is half past seven.
When do we use a.m. and p.m.?
a.m. covers midnight to before noon. p.m. covers noon to before midnight.