Should it be "it is high time that we took serious action" instead?
"The state government and all 16 councils in the state have discussed the matter, and it is high time that we take serious action on those who disregard the environment," he said.
Should it be "it is high time that we took serious action" instead?
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tamguatlay Should it be "it is high time that we took serious action" instead? "Take" is in the subjunctive mood; it is not the simple present even though it has the same spelling as that. "Took" is what people who don't use the subjunctive much substitute for it.
- tamguatlay Should it be "it is high time that we took serious action" instead?
- "Take" is in the subjunctive mood; it is not the simple present even though it has the same spelling as that.
- "Took" is what people who don't use the subjunctive much substitute for it.
- Both ways are "correct", which only means that I wouldn't correct "took" in editing if the writer insisted on it.
- I would use "take".
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tamguatlayShould it be "it is high time that we took serious action" instead?
"Take" is in the subjunctive mood; it is not the simple present even though it has the same spelling as that. "Took" is what people who don't use the subjunctive much substitute for it. Both ways are "correct", which only means that I wouldn't correct "took" in editing if the writ
0tamguatlay"The state government and all 16 councils in the state have discussed the matter, and it is high time that we take serious action on those who disregard the environment," he said.
Should it be "it is high time that we took serious action" instead?
Thanks.
Many grammar textbooks prescribe the past tense after 'it is high time', a
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