Niveau B2
Il est temps : IT'S TIME ou IT'S HIGH TIME ?
Piège #99 – Neutre vs impatience
La règle
IT'S TIME
Il est temps (neutre) + to + infinitif
- It's time to go. (Il est temps de partir)
IT'S HIGH TIME
Il est grand temps (impatience) + prétérit
- It's high time you left. (Il est grand temps que tu partes)
Astuce : "It's high time" exprime l'impatience et se construit avec le prétérit (subjonctif).
Exercice — 8 questions
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Question 1
It's · to go home.
Question 2
You're 40 and still can't boil an egg — it's · you learned to cook!
Question 3
It's · to leave.
Question 4
He's been unemployed for five years — it's · he got a job.
Question 5
It's · for dinner.
Question 6
They've been rude to us for years and never said a word — it's · they apologized!
Question 7
It's · to start the meeting.
Question 8
Everyone at work is fed up with her rudeness — it's · she changed her attitude.