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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
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I think it's time he step down and give others a chance.
Is this sentence ok?
Is this sentence ok?
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You need the past subjunctive there. I think it's time he stepped down and gave others a chance.
- You need the past subjunctive there.
- I think it's time he stepped down and gave others a chance.
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You need the past subjunctive there.
I think it's time he stepped down and gave others a chance.
I think it's time he stepped down and gave others a chance.
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Ivan is correct that the subjunctive is the formally accepted version, but yours is becoming more and more acceptable in everyday conversation, PJ.
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