It's time
It's time
It's time .... | ||||||||||
You can say "It's time { for someone } to do something: | ||||||||||
It's time to go home. | ||||||||||
It's time for us to go home. | ||||||||||
There is another structure : It's time for someone did | ||||||||||
something : | ||||||||||
It's nearly midnight. It's time we went home. | ||||||||||
We use the past { went } after It's time someone .... | ||||||||||
but the meaning present or future, not past. | ||||||||||
Why are you still in bed? It's time you got up. | ||||||||||
You 've been wearing the same clothes for agaes. | ||||||||||
Isn't it time you bought some new ones? | ||||||||||
I think it's time the government did something for | ||||||||||
pollution. | ||||||||||
We also say " It's high time " someone did somrthing " | ||||||||||
or It's about time someone did something." | ||||||||||
This makes the complaint or criticism stronger : | ||||||||||
You 're very selfish. It's high time you realized that | ||||||||||
you are not the important person in the world. | ||||||||||
It is about time Jack did some studying for his exams. | ||||||||||