Read the examples and choose the correct options There are two common ways of telling the time. We say the first and then the : 8:10 = It's eight ten. 5:30 = It's five thirty. 6:45 = It's six forty-five. 4:05 = It's four oh five. We say the first, then add and the : 8:10 = It's ten past eight. 5:30 = It's half past five. 6:45 = It's a quarter to seven. 4:05 = It's five past four. We use to say how many minutes have passed after the given hour (from 1 to 30 minutes). We use to say how many minutes are left till the next hour (from 31 to 59 minutes).
Задание

Read the examples and choose the correct options

There are two common ways of telling the time.

  1. We say the
    [hour|minutes]
    first and then the
    [hour|minutes]:
    • 8:10 = It's eight ten.
    • 5:30 = It's five thirty.
    • 6:45 = It's six forty-five.
    • 4:05 = It's fourohfive.
  2. We say the
    [hour|minutes]
    first, then add
    ["past"/"to"|"after"/"before"]
    and the
    [hour|minutes]:
    • 8:10 = It's tenpasteight.
    • 5:30 = It's halfpastfive.
    • 6:45 = It's a quartertoseven.
    • 4:05 = It's fivepastfour.
  3. We use
    ["past"|"after"]
    to say how many minutes have passed after the given hour (from 1 to 30 minutes).
  4. We use
    ["before"|"to"]
    to say how many minutes are left till the next hour (from 31 to 59 minutes).