It's time...
You can say 'It's time (for somebody) to do something':
c It's time to go home. / It's time for us to go home. You can also say:
c It's late. It's time we went home. Here we use the past (went) but the meaning is present or future, not past:
c It's 10 o'clock and he's still in bed. It's time he got up. (not 'It's time he gets up')
It's time you did something = 'you should have done it already or started it'. We often use this structure to criticise or to complain:
c It's time the children were in bed. It's long after their bedtime.
c The windows are very dirty. I think it's time we cleaned them.
You can also say: It's about time... / It's high time... . This makes the criticism stronger: c Jack is a great talker. But it's about time he did something instead of just talking, c You're very selfish. It's high time you realised that you're not the most important person in the world.
35.4   Read the situations and write sentences with It's time (somebody did something).
1 You think the children should be in bed. It's already 11 o'clock.
It's time the .children were in bed,
2 You haven't had a holiday for a very long time. You need one now. It's time I................................................
3 You're waiting for Mary. She is late. Why isn't she here yet?
It's time she.....................................................................
4 You're sitting on a train waiting for it to leave the station. It's already five minutes late.
5 You enjoy having parties. You haven't had one for a long time.
6 The company you work for is badly run. You think there should be some changes.