Telling the time It’s Five o’ Clock H A L F It’s half past eight/ It’s eight thirty Past/After – the minutes passed in relation to the hour It’s a quarter to twelve/ It’s eleven forty-five Quarter To – the minutes missing to get to the next hour It’s Two Twenty/ It’s Twenty after Two It’s Twelve O Five/ It’s Five after Twelve O – The number 1-9 can be said with the “Zero” that comes before them It’s sounds like the letter “O”