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Nathan mckane Posted 15 years ago
Hello dear teachers
Which one is correct
It was high time you did something.
It was high time you had done something.
Thanks.
Grammar
It was high time ...
Hello dear teachers
Which one is correct
It was high time you did something.
It was high time you had done something.
Thanks.
Top answer
Hi, Which one is correct It was high time you did something. T his is what I normally hear. It's usually in a context in which you have recently done 'the thing'.
- Hi, Which one is correct It was high time you did something.
- T his is what I normally hear.
- It's usually in a context in which you have recently done 'the thing'.
- It was high time you had done something.
- I hesitate to say this is wrong, but it sounds awkwrd and I never hear it.
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Hi,
Which one is correct
It was high time you did something. This is what I normally hear.
It's usually in a context in which you have recently done 'the thing'.
It was high time you had done something.
Which one is correct
It was high time you did something. This is what I normally hear.
It's usually in a context in which you have recently done 'the thing'.
It was high time you had done something.
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You'll hear both of these (with the same meaning):
It's (high) time you do something about it. It is now essential for you to do something about it. (Sooner or later you must act.)
It's (high) time you did something about it. Same.
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And you'll hear this one (with two meanings, in my opinion):
It's (high) time you do something about it. It is now essential for you to do something about it. (Sooner or later you must act.)
It's (high) time you did something about it. Same.
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And you'll hear this one (with two meanings, in my opinion):
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I think that you not only want to know the right sentence but also the reason why.
1) First of all these sentences are constructed in the subjunctive mood (not indicative) So the backshift which is to take place in the indicative mood doesn't take place in the subjuntive mood.
It is high time you went there.
He said that it was high time you went ther
1) First of all these sentences are constructed in the subjunctive mood (not indicative) So the backshift which is to take place in the indicative mood doesn't take place in the subjuntive mood.
It is high time you went there.
He said that it was high time you went ther
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