1. It’s time to go.
It’s time we left.
Form
It’s time to go.
It is time + infinitive of main verb
Infinitive used for weak obligation
It’s time we left.
It is time + subject + past simple form of main verb
Subjunctive past (Hypothesizing second conditional) used for obligation
Context
Explain this situation; you are chatting with your friends, but you have a class in 20 minutes, so you are going to the class. You say “It’s time to go.” On the other hand, your friends have a class in 5 minutes, so they are going to the class. They say “It’s time we left.”
Problems and Solutions
It’s time to go.
Form: Students may use -ing form instead of infinitive
Formation of the negative and question forms
Pronunciation: Construction of “to”
→Teach that it is sometimes pronounced as /t /
It’s time we left.
Meaning: Students may have problems associating a tense used for past simple with present time.
→Use timeline
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It’s time we left, so we’re going. See you then.....
Form: Spelling changes with the formation of the past simple form
Formation of the negative and question forms
Clarifying meaning
Do they need to leave?
Is it late? – What do we say?
Is it very late? – What do we say?
Structure
It's time to go.
It's time we left.
Form
It's time to go.
It is time + infinitive of main verb
Infinitive used for weak obligation
It's time we left.
It is time + subject + past simple form of main verb
Subjunctive past (Hypothesizing second conditional) used for obligation
Context
Explain this situation; you are chatting with your friends, but you have a class in 20 minutes, so you are going to the class. You say "It's time to go." On the other hand, your friends have a class in 5 min...