Ex. 2. What time is it? Write in numbers. 1. It’s seven thirty - ………………….. 6. It’s ten past eleven-…………………….
2. It’s five to ten - …………………….. 7. It’s a quarter to three- ………………
3. It’s one to one - ……………………. 8. It’s four thirty-five - ………………….
4. It’s a quarter past three - ………. 9. It’s twelve o’clock - …………………….
5. It’s eight forty-five - ……………… 10. It’s two fifty-five. - …………………
To write the time in numbers, we can simply convert "seven thirty" to its numerical representation.
2. It’s five to ten - 9:55
To convert "five to ten" to numerical representation, we need to subtract 5 minutes from 10 o’clock, which gives us 9:55.
3. It’s one to one - 12:59
To convert "one to one" to numerical representation, we need to subtract 1 minute from 1 o’clock, which gives us 12:59. Since 12:59 is the last minute of the 12th hour, we represent it as 12:59.
4. It’s a quarter past three - 3:15
To convert "a quarter past three" to numerical representation, we simply represent the hour and then the minutes. In this case, it is 3:15.
5. It’s eight forty-five - 8:45
To convert "eight forty-five" to numerical representation, we simply represent the hour and then the minutes. In this case, it is 8:45.
6. It’s ten past eleven - 11:10
To convert "ten past eleven" to numerical representation, we represent the hour and then the minutes. In this case, it is 11:10.
7. It’s a quarter to three - 2:45
To convert "a quarter to three" to numerical representation, we need to subtract 15 minutes from 3 o’clock, which gives us 2:45.
8. It’s four thirty-five - 4:35
To convert "four thirty-five" to numerical representation, we simply represent the hour and then the minutes. In this case, it is 4:35.
9. It’s twelve o’clock - 12:00
To convert "twelve o’clock" to numerical representation, we simply represent the hour and the minutes as 0, since there are no minutes at exactly 12 o’clock.
10. It’s two fifty-five - 2:55
To convert "two fifty-five" to numerical representation, we simply represent the hour and then the minutes. In this case, it is 2:55.