Look at the minute hand as it tells me how many minutes past the hour or how many
minutes before the next hour.
Look at the hour as it tells me the hour.
Know that between each number is five minutes.
6:20
Twenty minutes past six.
10:20
Twenty minutes past ten.
9:20
Twenty minutes past nine.
5:20
Twenty minutes past five.
7:00
Seven o’clock
3:20
Twenty minutes past three.
4:00
Four o’clock
10:00
Ten o’clock
12:40
Twenty minutes to one.