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Virat1971 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Tense
I think it's time I told you something I should have told you a long time ago.
Why not "I tell you something" is used.
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The idiom requires the preterite : It's time we did something about it. It's time you saw that great movie. (Also: It's time for you to see that great movie.
- The idiom requires the preterite : It's time we did something about it.
- It's time you saw that great movie.
- (Also: It's time for you to see that great movie.
- ) CB
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The idiom requires the preterite:
It's time we did something about it.
It's time you saw that great movie. (Also: It's time for you to see that great movie.)
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virat1971I think it's time I told you something I should have told you a long time ago.
Why not "I tell you something" is used.
American English uses both. Even in that variety of English the past is used more often.
CJ
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