Time on a clock
quarter = quarter of an hour = 60/4 = 15 minutes
example, quarter to three = 2:45
quarter past three = 3:45
Also half past two in some countries is referred as half to three.
Quarter to means 15 minutes before the hour; e.g. 5:45 Quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour; e.g. 16:15
Quarter to 10.
A quarter past two!
Quarter past three means :- fifteen minuets past three o'clock, or 3.15
A quarter past seven - sept heures et quart
4:45 ; Quarter to 5 5:15 ; Quarter past 5
and a quarter ( when telling the time - a quarter past)
Quarter to means 15 minutes before the hour; e.g. 5:45 Quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour; e.g. 16:15
quarter past six 18:15 (24 hour time) is quarter past six
Quarter to 10.
11:15, or 1 quarter hr past 11 o' clock.
It means it's 6:15
Quarter past 12 !
A quarter past two!
Both are accepted, but "a quarter after" is preferred in formal writing.
18:15 and QPS mean 'quarter past six'
Quarter past is an expression 15 minutes past the current hour. Each quarter of an hour is 15 minutes. So quarter past 10 is equal to 10:15.