It's time that + verb question
'It’s time they come to the table and deliver the safe staffing standards that nurses and our patients deserve.'
I saw this sentence at the following article. https://apnews.com/article/health-new-york-city-manhattan-business-covid-aa271a346234a352bba7abe67638b55b
I thought we use a past tense of a verb in a sentence starting 'It is time that...'
What is the difference of using a present tense and a past tense of a verb in that sentence?
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' That is recommended by academics. Yes. However, you'll see the present tense quite often, especially in American English.
- ' That is recommended by academics.
- Yes.
- However, you'll see the present tense quite often, especially in American English.
- BC PU What is the difference of using a present tense and a past tense of a verb in that sentence?
- To my ear (and I'm an American), there is virtually no difference.
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BC PUI thought we use a past tense of a verb in a sentence starting 'It is time that...'
That is recommended by academics. Yes. However, you'll see the present tense quite often, especially in American English.
BC PUWhat is the difference of using a present tense and a past tense of a verb in that sentence?
To my
0BC PU'It’s time they come to the table and deliver the safe staffing standards that nurses and our patients deserve.'
I saw this sentence at the following article. https://apnews.com/article/health-new-york-city-manhat
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