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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Be in "It's time..."?

Hi,

Do you find the following sentences odd:

"It's high time she was/were here"

"It's time I was/were home"

(I mean the use of the verb 'be', because I've never seen 'be' used in a sentence with 'it's time')

Thank you very much,

Nessie.
  

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nessie000 Hi, Do you find the following sentences odd: "It's high time she was/were here" "It's time I was/were home" (I mean the use of the verb 'be', because I've never seen 'be' used in a sentence with 'it's time') Thank you very much, Nessie. The sentences are fine. "

— Yoong Liat

  • nessie000 Hi, Do you find the following sentences odd: "It's high time she was/were here" "It's time I was/were home" (I mean the use of the verb 'be', because I've never seen 'be' used in a sentence with 'it's time') Thank you very much, Nessie.
  • The sentences are fine.
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nessie000Hi,

Do you find the following sentences odd:

"It's high time she was/were here"

"It's time I was/were home"

(I mean the use of the verb 'be', because I've never seen 'be' used in a sentence with 'it's time')

Thank you very much,

Nessie.

The sentences are fine.

"It's high time she
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But I think 'were' is preferable in formal English, isn't it?

By the way, I found the use of 'be' in this case a bit odd because to me the structure 'it's time/about time/ high time...' means 'it's time to do somthing' (action), not 'it's time to be somewhere/somehow' (state)

What do you think?
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"It's high time she was here." (NOT 'were')
"It's time I was home." (AS ABOVE)

t's time/about time/ high time...' means 'it's time to do somthing' (action), not 'it's time to be somewhere/somehow' (state) Not True.
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Thank you very much, Young Liat, anyway may I know a native speaker's idea, please?
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