Telling the Time in English

There are two common ways of telling the time in English. For 2:40 you can use one of these two ways:

• Digital: the easier way - "two forty"
• Classical: you say the minutes first, then the hour - "twenty to three" 

Here are the different ways to ask for and tell the time:

Asking about the time:

What	time is it?
	time do you make it?
	's the time?
Have you got	the right time?

Telling the Time:

Digital	It's ...	It's ...
2:00	two o'clock	two
2:05	five past two	two oh five
2:10	ten past two	two ten
2:15	a quarter past two	two fifteen
2:20	twenty past two	two twenty
2:25	twenty-five past two	two twenty-five
2:30	half past two	two thirty
2:35	twenty-five to three	two thirty-five
2:40	twenty to three	two forty
2:45	a quarter to three	two forty-five
2:50	ten to three	two fifty
2:55	five to three	two fifty-five
3:00	three o'clock	three

Example:

Question:	What's the time, please?
Answer:	It's two o'clock.

Have a go with the examples below. Change the times from digital to classical.

Good luck 😊