0
Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Discussed

Hello,

"perhaps it's time we discussed it openly"

Why in this word there's an "ed"? It's present not past, isn't it?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Anonymous It's present not past, isn't it? Yes. The meaning is as if the present were used, but the past tense -- technically, it's a subjunctive tense -- is often used after "it's time" and after "wish" even when present time is meant.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous It's present not past, isn't it?
  • Yes.
  • The meaning is as if the present were used, but the past tense -- technically, it's a subjunctive tense -- is often used after "it's time" and after "wish" even when present time is meant.
  • It's time we discussed it.
  • / It's time we left.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
AnonymousIt's present not past, isn't it?
Yes. The meaning is as if the present were used, but the past tense -- technically, it's a subjunctive tense -- is often used after "it's time" and after "wish" even when present time is meant.

It's time we discussed it. / It's time we left.
I wish I knew. / Don't you wish you had a new car?

0

Related Questions