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Telling The Time

What is time?
Time is how we measure life. We use seconds, minutes, days and years and other measurements.
How do I ask for the time in English?
Some of the most common phrases to use to ask for the time in English are:
- What time is it?
- What’s the time?
- Do you know what time it is?
- Do you have the time?
- Could you tell me the time please? (very polite)
How do I answer 'What time is it' in English?
Telling the time in English is not difficult. It’s very easy.
The easiest way to tell the time is to use this formula:
(1) It’s + (2) hour hand + (3) minute hand.
It's
One of the most common ways to answer ‘what’s the time?’ is to start by saying:
It’s …
Hour hand and minute hand
To tell the time, we first need to look at the hands.
The big hand on the clock tells us how many minutes.
The small hand tells us the hour.

Minute hand on 12
Minute hand not on 12
2 – 10 minutes
3 – 15 minutes
4 – 20 minutes
5 – 25 minutes
6 – 30 minutes
7 – 35 minutes
8 – 40 minutes
9 – 45 minutes
10 – 50 minutes
11 – 55 minutes

How do we say 4:01? 6:07? 10:03?
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