Wednesday, March 13, 2019

word choice - "It's time you ..........to bed."


Could you possibly help me on this question please?


"All right, Johhny, it's time you ..........to bed."



  1. went

  2. would go


  3. will be going

  4. going to go


I would have gone for the word "go" but it is not in options.


Another similar question is that


" Your hair is too long.It is time .............a haircut"


Thanks



Answer



Not sure what the grammatical name for this is, but the correct answer is the simple past tense of the verb:




  • It's time you went to bed.

  • It's time you got a haircut.


This might be considered a slightly pedantic construct. Most native speakers of English would probably be more inclined to say:



  • It's time for you to go to bed.

  • It's time for you to get a haircut.


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