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a7la banootah · 01-11-2008, 12:45 PM

How to say the time?

There are three ways to say the time

First way
The hours + the minute

As in picture zen1
Ten fifteen

Second way

The minutes + past +hours

As in picture zen1

Quarter past ten

As in zen2
Nine-forty

Third way

The minutes + to +hours

As in picture zen3

Ten to two

As in zen2

Ten to twenty

Don't forget to mention Am or Pm

How to express the fractions

Remember quarter-third-half.
The others just add ths

1/2

A half or one half

1/4
Quarter or one quarter

3/4

Three quarters

1/3
A third or one third

3/2
Three over two

3/6
Three-sixths or three over six

Adjective made from more than one word

He is driving with his 4-year-old daughter

It is cover a 9 square-kilometer area

Observe

Be keen on watching TV

Consider going to pairs

Keep on trying to do it

Think about having party

The verbs after these should be followed by –ing

Centuries in English

We say: the seventh century

We write: 7th century
It means the years: 600 to 699

The sixth century

6th century

500to599

My best wishes