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high time to be going home vs. high time to go home



 
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"don't"or "doesn't" | Usage of gerund and participle
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high time to be going home vs. high time to go home #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 20, 2009 19:55 pm   high time to be going home vs. high time to go home
 

Hello,

I read in a fable "He thought it was now high time to be going home."

Is this form right? Why with "be"?

Many thanks
Alinalu
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high time to be going home vs. high time to go home #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 23, 2009 19:27 pm   high time to be going home vs. high time to go home
 

usually in a construction like it's high time, subjunctive mood is preferred- it-s high time we went home. in spoken english this is also employed.
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