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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
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Why past tense?
In the example:
While ‘is’ is present tense, why does ‘was returned’ has past tense?
Your father left this in my possession before he died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well.
While ‘is’ is present tense, why does ‘was returned’ has past tense?
Your father left this in my possession before he died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well.
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Because of 'it is (high) time'. That expression accepts the conditional: It is time we were leaving. It's high time I bought a new car.
- Because of 'it is (high) time'.
- That expression accepts the conditional: It is time we were leaving.
- It's high time I bought a new car.
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Because of 'it is (high) time'. That expression accepts the conditional:
It is time we were leaving.
It's high time I bought a new car.
It is time we were leaving.
It's high time I bought a new car.
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