The time

The Clock

Until mechanical clocks were invented in the 13th century there were various ways of telling the time. The earliest method of telling the time of day was the sundial. ... About 1400 BC the Egyptians invented the water clock. It consisted of two containers of water, one of which was higher than the other.

Reloj (binary/octet-stream)

Caption: : Read the hour.

Past - To

Past:  We use past when we want to say how many minutes the hour has. 

To: We use to, when we want to say how many minutes rest  for the next hour. 

o´clock

05 (binary/octet-stream)

es una contracción antigua que significa 'of the clock' (del reloj). El empleo actual equivale al español 'en punto' (nine o'clock = nueve en punto).

A.M - P.M.

Se utiliza 'a.m.' y 'p.m.' en un lenguaje más formal y normalmente escrito. Ej. Banks are open from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Es más normal decir: 'In the morning', 'In the afternoon', 'In the evening', 'At night' 7:00 a.m. = seven o'clock in the morning. 2:15 p.m. = quarter past two in the afternoon. 7:30 p.m. = half past seven in the evening 11:00 p.m. = eleven o'clock at night

Am Pm (binary/octet-stream)

La Hora en Inglés. What Time Is It? (Embed)

06 (binary/octet-stream)