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Telling Time #2, by Dennis Oliver
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Because telling time is very important in
everyday
conversation, this Hint
continues with information
on this
very practical and
useful
topic. |
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Telling
Time in English: Minutes 1-9 |
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There are several common ways of telling
the time when it is an
hour
and minutes,
and when the minutes are
1-9: |
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It's (hour):01 /
:02 / :03 / :04 / :05 / :06 /
:07 / :08
/ :09
It's one / two / three / (etc.)
after (hour).
It's one / two /
three / (etc.) past (hour). |
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It's (hour):51 / :52 / :53 /
etc.
It's one / two / three / (etc.)
before (hour).
It's one / two /
three / (etc.) until (hour).
It's one / two / three / (etc.) 'til
(hour).
It's one / two / three / (etc.)
to
(hour). |
Special Notes:
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The
minutes after an hour from 1 to 9
(:01,
:02,
etc.) are usually read oh
one,
oh two, oh three,
etc. |
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For minutes before an hour, some people
say of
instead of before,
until, 'til, or
to.
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You can, of course,
say exactly or on
the
dot with minutes
from 1 to 9 (either
before or after
an hour) and you can
also
say A.M. or
P.M. |
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