B03 TELLING TIME (COLLOQUIAL TIME)

3:00 ----->THREE O'CLOCK

( # minutes) AFTER (hour )

formula 01.. 29 minutes

3:01 ----> 1 after 3
3:02 ----> 2 after 3
3:15 -----> a quarter after 3
3:16 ----> 16 after 3
3:25 -----> 25 after 3

3:30 -----> HALF PAST 1

( # minutes) TO (next hour )

formula 31 .. 59 minutes

3:31 -----> 29 to 4 <--- 4:00 - 3:31 = 0:29
3:32 -----> 28 to 4 <--- 4:00 - 3:32 = 0:28
3:45 -----> a quarter to 4 <--- 4:00 - 3:45 = 0:15
3:58 -----> 2 to 4 <--- 4:00 - 3:58 = 0:02
3:59 -----> 1 to 4 <--- 4:00 - 3:59 = 0:01


4:00 -----> FOUR O'CLOCK