Half past and quarter past

2:47

small hand

2:47

is at the 7 and the big hand is at the

2:50

six

2:51

it's 30 minutes after the top of the

2:54

hour

2:55

so it's 7 30. you can also say

3:00

it's half past seven

3:04

it's 10 15. the small hand

3:08

is on the 10 and the big hand is on the

3:10

three

3:11

it's 15 minutes after the top of the

3:14

hour

3:15

so it's 10 15.

3:18

you can also say it's a quarter

3:22

past ten

3:26

it's one forty five the small hand is on

3:30

the one

3:31

the big hand is on the nine so it's one

3:35

forty-five since it's about to be

3:38

two o'clock you can also say

3:42

it's a quarter to two next

3:47

how do we use am and pm

3:52

if it is before 12 noon

3:55

you use am

3:58

it's 5 30 in the morning it's

4:01

5 a.m and if it is

4:05

after 12 noon you use

4:08

pm