-What time is it?

-It is one o’clock.

-What time is it?

-It is ten past one.

-What time is it?

-It is a quarter to two.

-What time is it?

-It is four minutes to three.

PS: Only use minutes with times having 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 in them.


I.e. (11.29: Twenty-nine minutes past eleven).