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Imantaghavi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

It's time

Hi,
We use "It's time" with past simple to talk about the present or future. We mean that the action should have been done before.

But would anyone please clarify the following examples for me?

E.g:
1- It's time you started revising for the exam. (the revising hasn't been done, but should have been done, right?)

2-It's time we set off. The train leaves in half an hour. (what does this mean?)

Regards,

Iman
  

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Hi, 1- It's time to start revising for the exam. You haven't revised yet. (Doesn't mean that you haven't studied yet.

— LouiST

  • Hi, 1- It's time to start revising for the exam.
  • You haven't revised yet.
  • (Doesn't mean that you haven't studied yet.
  • It's just time now) - It's time to revise ...
  • 2- It's time to set off.
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Hi,

1- It's time to start revising for the exam. You haven't revised yet. (Doesn't mean that you haven't studied yet. It's just time now)

- It's time to revise ...

2- It's time to set off. - It's time to set off. We need to go now, because the train leaves in half an hour.

- It's time to leave.
- It's time we moved.

LS
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Hi Iman
imantaghavi1- It's time you started revising for the exam. (the revising hasn't been done, but should have been done, right?)
Correct. The speaker really wants you to start revising now. May be he/she is worried about you writing some exam.
imantaghavi2-It's time we set off. The train leaves in half an hour. (what does this
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Thank you louiST and Praj for your effort and attention. That's so much clear now.

Iman
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