Time Expressions

Front

15 minutes after the hour

Back

Quarter past

Front

30 minutes after the hour

Back

Half past

Front

15 minutes before the hour

or 45 minutes after the hour

Back

Quarter to

Front

Exactly on the hour

Back

Full hour

Front

At the exact hour

Back

O'clock

Front

5 minutes after the hour

Back

Five past

Front

10 minutes after the hour

Back

Ten past

Front

20 minutes after the hour

Back

Twenty past

Front

25 minutes after the hour

Back

Twenty-five past

Front

25 minutes before the hour

Back

Twenty-five to