How Tell The Time in english

How to tell the time in English?

There are two common ways of telling the time in English.

For 2:40 you can use one of these two ways.
*.Digital: the easier way - "Two forty"
*.Classical: you say the minutes first then the hour - "twenty to three"

Here are the different ways to ask for and tell the time.

Asking about the time:

What time is it?

Telling the time:

2.00  it's two o'clock

2.06  it's  six minutes past two  or     it's  two oh six

2.09   it's  nine minutes past two   or  it's  two oh nine

2.12  twelve past two   or    it's  two twelve

2.15    it's a quarter past  two   or   it's two fifteen

2.20     it's   twenty   past   two     or     it's  two twenty

2.25   it's twenty-five past two     or    it's  two twenty-five

2.30  half  past  two          or    it's     two thirty

2.40  it's   twenty   to  three or     it's  two forty

2.45  it's   a quarter   to    three   or         it's two forty-five

2.50   it's  ten  to   three  or     it's   two fifty

2.55   it's   five to  three   or   it's two fifty-five

2.57   it's   three minutes  to  three      or    it's   two fifty-seven

2.58   it's  nearly three o'clock    or        it's two fifty-eight

3.00  it's three o'clock    or   it's   three 

Example:Question:What's the time, please?Answer:It's two o'clock.