Quarter to means 15 minutes before the hour; e.g. 5:45
Quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour; e.g. 16:15
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 10.
"Quarter past ten" means that it is 10:15. In this expression, "quarter" refers to one-fourth of an hour, which is 15 minutes. Therefore, it indicates that 15 minutes have passed since the hour of 10:00.
A quarter past two!
Quarter past three means :- fifteen minuets past three o'clock, or 3.15
4:45 ; Quarter to 5 5:15 ; Quarter past 5
and a quarter ( when telling the time - a quarter past)
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 past six 18:15 (24 hour time) is quarter past six
Quarter to 10.
It means it's 6:15
"Quarter past ten" means that it is 10:15. In this expression, "quarter" refers to one-fourth of an hour, which is 15 minutes. Therefore, it indicates that 15 minutes have passed since the hour of 10:00.
A quarter past two!
Quarter past 12 !
Both are accepted, but "a quarter after" is preferred in formal writing.
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.
18:15 and QPS mean 'quarter past six'