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It's about time, it's high time Fri Feb 25, 2005 17:01 pm  It's about time, it's high time		  
Test No. incompl/elem-19 "Late Again", question 3

It's time you got ..........

(a) on
(b) in
(c) over
(d) up

Test No. incompl/elem-19 "Late Again", answer 3

It's time you got up.

Correct answer: (d) up
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Why you say "It?s time you got up" instead of "It?s time you to get up?
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It's about time Fri Feb 25, 2005 17:41 pm  It's about time		  
This is a special construction to say that something should be done urgently:

It's high time/it's about time + simple past

Please take a look at Alan's explanation too:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic1927.html#5455
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