Did/ shoud do/ do

I'd choose D. I think "It is high time somebody did something" is a fixed expression.

norwolfJack is a great talker. It’s high time that he ____ something instead of just talking. A will do B has done C do D did

D is the only option possible out of the four. C is definitely ruled out as it should be He does, not He do.

norwolfIs 3# rare, in fact?

It's time/high time he does someth

Yes, Praj... we use the past tense in English many times to substitute a now-missing subjunctive tense. "High time he does something" sounds very peculiar to me, although, I suppose, grammatically, one could say that. I think most would opt for the "did," however.

Dear teachers, actually I was wondering if we can use a mandative construction there, because I found so many cases from TIME MAGAZINE:



It was high time that this be done.

It is high time that these projects be launched.

it was high time that an investigation be made higher up.

it is high time that she consider the fundamentals of a peaceful understand

The subjunctive is much more alive in the US than it is in Britain. Even so, I think that "did" is the most probable here, because the word would be stressed in speech, but "do" is also likely and would not sound strange. "Should do" is impossible here. The instinct governing the choice whether to go subjunctive is a mysterious one and can only be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

norwolfA will do B has done C do D did

I think both C and D are correct

So do I, but the examiners are probably looking for D, as mentioned above.

CJ