Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in bracket: It's…
2022
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in bracket:
It's time you ______ (go) to bed.
- A.
are going
- B.
went
- C.
had gone
- D.
have gone
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Correct answer: B
The correct answer to fill in the blank is went. The full sentence is: "It's time you went to bed."
Grammatical Explanation
In English, the structure "It's time [subject]..." is a specific idiomatic expression used to indicate that something should have already started or should be happening now.
When you follow "It's time" with a subject (like "you"), the verb that follows must be in the past simple tense, even though the meaning refers to the present or near future. This is a special use of the past tense to express a hypothetical or desired situation.