Difference between a.m and p.m.
We use a.m. to talk about time from 12 at night to 11:59 in themorning
I wake up at 7 a.m.
I go to college at 8:30 a.m.
We use p.m. to talk about time from 12 in the afternoon to
11:59 at night
I come back home at 5 p.m.
I play with my friend from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
12 a.m. and 12 p.m.
12 in the afternoon is called 12 p.m.12 at night is called 12 a.m.
Usage of o'clock
We also use o’clock to talk about time. o’clock is used to talkonly about full hours.
I wake up at 7 o’clock CORRECT
I wake up at 7:15 o’clock INCORRECT
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We use a.m. to talk about time from 12 at night to 11:59 in the morning. O’clock is used to talk about full hours.
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We use p.m. to talk about time from 12 in the afternoon to 11:59 at night. O’clock is used to talk about full hours.
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We use a.m. to talk about time from 12 at night to 11:59 in the morning. O’clock is used to talk about full hours.
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12 in the afternoon is 12 p.m. and 12 at night is 12 a.m.
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O’clock is used to talk about full hours. ‘7 p.m. can be called 7 o’ clock’ is the correct answer.
A QUARTER PAST (15 minutes after an hour)
We also use ‘a quarter past’, ‘a quarter to’ and ‘a half past’to talk about time.
1:15 – A quarter past one
5:15 – A quarter past five
A QUARTER TO (15 minutes before an hour)
1: 45 – A quarter to two3:45 - A quarter to four
5:45 – A quarter to six
A HALF PAST (30 minutes after an hour)
2:30 - A half past two4:30 – A half past four
7:30 – A half past seven
Note we never use a.m. or p.m when we use ‘a quarter
past’, ‘a quarter to’ or ‘a half past’
3:30 p.mA half past three – CORRECT
A half past three p.m. – INCORRECT
4:15 a.m.
A quarter past four – CORRECT
A quarter past four a.m. - INCORRECT
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We use ‘a quarter past’ to talk about 15 minutes after an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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We use ‘a quarter to’ to talk about 15 minutes before an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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We use ‘a half past’ to talk about 30 minutes after an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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We use ‘a quarter to’ to talk about 15 minutes before an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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We use ‘a half past’ to talk about 30 minutes after an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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We use ‘a quarter to’ to talk about 15 minutes before an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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We use ‘a quarter past’ to talk about 15 minutes after an hour. We don’t use a.m. or p.m with a quarter past, a quarter to or a half past.
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