English method of Telling a Time

What's the time in English? It's very easy to tell time in English. Here are some tips:

04:10 - It is ten past four.

03:20 - It is twenty past three.

10:10 - It is ten past ten.

06:15 - It is fifteen minutes past six/quarter past six.



08:15 - It is fifteen minutes past eight/quarter past eight.

10:45 - It is fifteen minutes to eleven/quarter to eleven.

02:45 - It is fifteen minutes to three/quarter to three.

09:55 - It is five minutes to ten.

01:50 - It is ten minutes to two.

07:30 - It is half past seven.

11:30 - It is half past eleven.