It's (High/About) Time + Past Simple
1Công thức
It's (high/about) time + subject + past simple2Giải thích
It's (high/about) time + chủ ngữ + quá khứ đơn nghĩa là 'đã đến lúc (hoặc quá lúc) phải làm gì', thường kèm sự phê phán hoặc sốt ruột. Dạng quá khứ ở đây mang nghĩa hiện tại/tương lai.
Used to say that something should be done now or soon, often with a sense of criticism or impatience. The past simple has present or future meaning.
Dấu hiệu: it's timehigh timeabout time
3Khi nào dùng
- Saying something should already be happening
- Expressing mild criticism or impatience
4Quy tắc cần nhớ
- Past simple form, present/future meaning
- It's time to + infinitive is also possible without criticism
- Were can be used for all persons in formal style
5Ví dụ
It's about time you started revising for the exam.
It's high time the company improved its customer service.
6Lỗi thường gặp
- It's time we go home. (It's time we went home)
- It is high time he is more careful. (It is high time he was/were more careful)