Time Guide B

Telling Time

The Long hand on a clock or watch is the Minute hand .
There are 60 minutes in one hour.

* The short hand on a clock tells the hour. Always use the last number that the hour hand has passed.
* The long hand tells the minutes. Always count by 5s when reading the long hand.

Example: In this clock the hour hand is on 7, and the minute hand is on 12. The time is Seven o'clock.

    7:00
    7 o'clock
    Seven o'clock
In this clock the hour hand is on 8, and the minute hand is on 6. The time is Eight- thirty .

       8 : 30

       Eight − thirty
        Half past eight

According to the chart we tell time like this :

It is 15 minutes past 7

It is 20 minutes to 8