It is high time that... 后面动词为啥用过去式?(语法解密)
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It's time…句型是英文中使用频率较高的句型,其意为“该是……的时候了”。用法灵活多变,破有难度,现把其有关知识点整理如下:
1. It's time for + n.“:该是(干)……的时候了。例:
Boys and girls, It's time for class.
同学们,该上课了。
2. It's time + (for sb.) to do sth. :该是(某人)干……的时候了。例:
It's time for you to clean the classroom.
该是你打扫教室的时候了。
It's time to go to school.
该去上学了。
3. It's time + that 引导从句
这个句型相对难掌握好,有两个注意点:
①that可省略,从句中的谓语动词有两种形式,或者用动词的过去式(be用were);或者用 shoud + do(should不能省略)。
②此句型为虚拟语气句型,表示“现在某人该做某事了”。含有该事早该去做而未做,现在去做似乎都为时已晚的意思。
例:
It's time (that) we went to bed.
我们该去睡觉了。
It's high time that the article were published.
发表这篇文章是适时的。
It's time you should do cleaning.
你该去打扫卫生了。
另外,上面句子中的 time 前可以加 high,以示强调。例:
It is high time that the children went to bed.
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It is high time that the children should go to bed.
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