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Quarter past
When the long hand is on 3, we say 'quarter past'.
🕒 3:15 = quarter past 3
Time
📖 Study · Time (Grade 3)
Time (Grade 3)
Quarter past, half past, quarter to. Read and tell time more precisely.
🎯 What you'll learn
- ✓Read time to 5-minute marks
- ✓Use o'clock, half-past, quarter-past, quarter-to
- ✓Add hours to a starting time
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Quarter to
When the long hand is on 9, we say 'quarter to' the next hour.
8:45 = quarter to 9
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Adding hours
If it is 5:00 and 3 hours pass, it becomes 8:00.
5:00 + 3 h = 8:00