Question

Write the time “19:45”: A. It’s a quarter to seven.B. It’s a quarter to eight.C. It’s a quarter past seven.D. It’s forty-five minutes to eight.E. It’s seven past forty-five.​

Answer 1

B. It’s a quarter to eight.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. It's a quarter to eight.

The time "19:45" is in the 24-hour format, where 19 represents the hour and 45 represents the minutes. In this format, the hour ranges from 0 to 23, with 0 being midnight and 23 being 11 PM.

To convert the time into the 12-hour format commonly used in English, we subtract 12 from the hour if it is greater than 12. In this case, 19 is greater than 12, so subtracting 12 gives us 19 - 12 = 7. The minutes remain the same.

Therefore, "19:45" is equivalent to 7:45 PM. Since it is 15 minutes before 8:00 PM, we say "It's a quarter to eight."