Can we say ... when we celebrate?

[Galla]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #120 "Perfect Tenses", question 5

I honestly think that the time ......... come when we should celebrate our success.

(a) has
(b) had
(c) will
(d) having

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #120 "Perfect Tenses", answer 5

I honestly think that the time has come when we should celebrate our success.

Correct answer: (a) has
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I don't quite understand why there is "should celebrate" (in the second part of the sentence). Is it a conditional ? Can we say ..when we celebrate..?

Galla

[Alan]

Hi Galla,

Should here means ought to.

Alan
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[Ronica0208]

Can't we use will here? I thought if we use has the answer could have been has come to and remove should

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

I don’t understand why “has” is preferable to “will” in this Question 5. Grammatically, “will” is also correct. To rule out “will”, the only logical reason I think is the title of this test is called Perfect Tense, so other tenses are excluded.

Could you please explain why “has” is preferable to “will”?

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.