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Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
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I wonder if there is any difference between "1" and "2".

1. It's time you go to bed.

2. It's time you went to bed.
  

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Wowenglish 1. It's time you go to bed. This has usually got a slightly different wording: It's time for you to go to bed.

— CalifJim

  • Wowenglish 1.
  • It's time you go to bed.
  • This has usually got a slightly different wording: It's time for you to go to bed.
  • = Now is the time that you should go to bed.
  • Wowenglish 2.
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Wowenglish1. It's time you go to bed.
This has usually got a slightly different wording:

It's time for you to go to bed. = Now is the time that you should go to bed.
Wowenglish2. It's time you went to bed.
To my ear this suggests:

It is past the time when you should have gone to bed.
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