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ali33
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A quarter to/past or quarter to/past
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Hi, can anybody help me? I have a doubt. I �m teaching my pupils telling the time and they ask me if it is correct "a quarter to/past" or "quarter to/past". I �m not sure if both options are correct. Does anybody know the correct option? Thank you very much |
10 Dec 2010
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Mariethe House
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Have a look here:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/time
I have always heard :" a" quarter to/past when I was in England but I guess it is different in American English. I think it is quite common to say: Quarter to/ past.
It sounds logical to say "a" quarter as it is "a"quarter of an hour.
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10 Dec 2010
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elprofe55
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Hello,
Personally I don �t use the "A", but both of them are right!
@Veljaca82 asked the same yesterday. here �s the link:
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10 Dec 2010
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apayala
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I was always taught that the correct option is "a quarter to/a quarter past".
Regards,
Ana
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10 Dec 2010
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kaz76
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Both options are correct, however I hardly ever hear people using the �a � and have actually seen it more in text books than heard it in real life. Maybe it depends on your location or perhaps even your age - it could be that the older generation use it more as on the very few occasions I �ve heard it, I �ve thought that it sounded a bit old-fashioned.
Karen |
10 Dec 2010
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kaz76
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lol omg Marie, I didn �t mean to make you feel like you were getting on a bit.
Karen |
10 Dec 2010
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Mariethe House
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don �t worry Karen! I AM getting on a bit! and it �s a quarter past 11 here! Should be going to bed. Cheers.
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10 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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I �ve also heard a quarter of for a quarter to |
10 Dec 2010
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elprofe55
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oh, that �s really American Ed.As well as (a ) quarter after ...
e.g
1.45 = It �s (a) quarter of two
2.15 = it �s (a) quarter after two
Alex Carr |
11 Dec 2010
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