Half past and quarter telling.

Half past and quarter telling.

1. Quarter

   • There are two ways to say quarter, and they are, quarter past which means past the and quarter to which means for the.
     • Quarter past
       • To say that a quarter of an hour has already passed we say quarter past and the hour is to say quarter past two.
         • Example of quarter past
           • 10:15: it´s quarter past ten 12:15 it´s quarter past twelve
             • She called for help at a quarter past three last night.
     • Quarter to
       • To say that it is a quarter of an hour we say quarter to and the hour is to say quarter to seven.
         • Example of quarter of
           • 7:45: It´s quarter to eight 6:45: it´s quarter to seven
             • The hit the door missing a quarter to eight by the money

2. Half to

   • When the longest arrow on the clock shows six o'clock, it means that thirty minutes have passed and the word for thirty minutes is half past
     • Example
       • 8:30: It´s half past eight 6:30: its half past six.
         • She went to the half past eight of the night for their family dinner