अब समय है कि हम चले गए (तत्काल व्यक्त करना)
Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use the Past Simple after 'It's time' to show that something is overdue and needs to happen right now.
- Use Past Simple for present urgency: 'It's time we left' means we should leave now.
- Add 'about' or 'high' for extra emphasis: 'It's high time you apologized.'
- Don't use 'will' or present tense: 'It's time we go' is technically incorrect in this specific structure.
Overview
It’s time we went जैसे वाक्यों का उपयोग करते हैं, तो हम एक बहुत ही सूक्ष्म और परिष्कृत (sophisticated) तरीके से अपनी बात रखते हैं। हिंदी भाषी होने के नाते, हम अक्सर अपनी बात को सीधे (direct) कहना पसंद करते हैं, जैसे «चलो, अब चलते हैं» या «अब काम शुरू करने का समय आ गया है।» लेकिन अंग्रेजी में C1 स्तर पर, यह संरचना (structure) केवल समय बताने के लिए नहीं, बल्कि एक 'अनुरोध' या 'अपेक्षा' (expectation) को व्यक्त करने के लिए उपयोग की जाती है। इसे व्याकरण की भाषा में Subjunctive Mood या Unreal Past कहा जाता है।It’s time के बाद past simple का प्रयोग यह दर्शाता है कि जो काम अभी तक नहीं हुआ है, उसे अब हो जाना चाहिए था। यह एक प्रकार का 'काल्पनिक भूतकाल' (hypothetical past) है। जब आप अपने मित्र से कहते हैं, It’s time we left, तो आप यह नहीं कह रहे कि हम कल चले गए थे, बल्कि आप यह कह रहे हैं कि 'अब हमारे जाने का समय हो गया है' (जो कि अभी तक नहीं हुआ है)। यह हिंदी के 'चाहिए' (should) वाले अर्थ से मिलता-जुलता है, लेकिन इसमें एक प्रकार की तात्कालिकता (urgency) और थोड़ा सा असंतोष (impatience) छिपा होता है। यह समझना बहुत जरूरी है कि यहाँ went या left का अर्थ भूतकाल नहीं, बल्कि एक 'उचित समय की चूक' को इंगित करना है।It’s time के बाद आने वाला past simple वर्ब इसी 'चाहिए' के भाव को बिना should का उपयोग किए व्यक्त करता है।past simple (जैसे went, started, discussed) का उपयोग कर रहे हैं, लेकिन इसका अर्थ वर्तमान (present) या भविष्य (future) के संदर्भ में है। यह एक प्रकार का 'दूरी बनाने वाला उपकरण' (distancing device) है। जब आप कहते हैं It’s time we started, तो आप एक ऐसी स्थिति की कल्पना कर रहे हैं जो अभी तक नहीं हुई है, लेकिन हो जानी चाहिए थी।It’s time he arrived में arrived भूतकाल नहीं है, यह एक 'अपेक्षित वर्तमान' है। यदि आप इसे It’s time he arrives कहेंगे, तो यह व्याकरणिक रूप से गलत हो जाएगा क्योंकि It’s time के साथ हमेशा एक 'काल्पनिक' (unreal) स्थिति को दर्शाने के लिए past simple का प्रयोग अनिवार्य है। यह हिंदी के 'होता तो अच्छा होता' (wishful thinking) के भाव के करीब है, जहाँ हम वास्तविकता से हटकर एक आदर्श स्थिति की बात करते हैं।It’s time के बाद हमेशा एक subject और फिर वर्ब का past simple रूप आता है। यदि आप It’s time के तुरंत बाद वर्ब लगाना चाहते हैं, तो आपको to-infinitive का उपयोग करना होगा।It’s time we left में left का प्रयोग एक 'दबाव' (urgency) पैदा करता है, जबकि It’s time for us to leave एक सामान्य कथन (statement) जैसा लगता है।- 1अपेक्षा व्यक्त करने के लिए (Expressing Expectation): जैसे ऑफिस में मीटिंग के दौरान, यदि चर्चा बहुत लंबी खिंच रही है, तो आप कह सकते हैं,
It’s time we moved on to the next agenda item.यहाँ आप सीधे 'चलो आगे बढ़ो' नहीं कह रहे, बल्कि एक विनम्र लेकिन दृढ़ सुझाव दे रहे हैं। - 2असंतोष या झुंझलाहट दिखाने के लिए (Expressing Impatience): अगर आपका दोस्त बाजार में बहुत देर से खरीदारी कर रहा है, तो आप कह सकते हैं,
It’s time we headed home.यह इशारा करता है कि आप अब और इंतजार नहीं करना चाहते। - 3सुधार का सुझाव देने के लिए (Suggesting Change): किसी को सलाह देते समय,
It’s time you took your health seriously.यह वाक्यYou should take your health seriouslyसे अधिक प्रभावशाली है क्योंकि यह 'समय बीत जाने' की ओर संकेत करता है।
L1 interference के कारण ये गलतियाँ करते हैं:- 1Present Tense का प्रयोग: हिंदी में हम कहते हैं «समय आ गया है कि हम चलते हैं» (It’s time we go)। यह गलत है। हिंदी में 'चलते हैं' (present) स्वाभाविक लगता है, लेकिन अंग्रेजी में
It’s timeके बाद हमेशाpast simple(went) ही आएगा। - 2'Should' का अनावश्यक प्रयोग: कई विद्यार्थी कहते हैं
It’s time we should leave। यह पूरी तरह गलत है क्योंकिIt’s timeस्वयं ही उस 'चाहिए' के भाव को अपने अंदर समाहित कर लेता है।shouldलगाना यहाँ 'redundant' (अनावश्यक) है। - 3'For' का गलत प्रयोग: विद्यार्थी अक्सर कहते हैं
It’s time for we to go। याद रखें,forके बाद हमेशाobject pronoun(us, me, him) आता है,subject pronoun(we, I, he) नहीं। यह हिंदी के 'हमारे लिए' (for us) के अनुवाद में भ्रम के कारण होता है।
It’s time और It’s high time के बीच का अंतर समझना बहुत जरूरी है।It’s high time या It’s about time का उपयोग तब करें जब आप बहुत अधिक जोर देना चाहते हैं कि काम अब तक हो जाना चाहिए था। यह It’s time से अधिक 'आक्रामक' या 'मजबूर करने वाला' होता है।would का उपयोग यहाँ गलत है। हमेशा past simple का ही उपयोग करें।Structure of 'It's Time' with Unreal Past
| Introductory Phrase | Subject | Verb Form | Example |
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It's time
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we
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Past Simple
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It's time we left.
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It's about time
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you
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Past Simple
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It's about time you called.
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It's high time
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they
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Past Simple
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It's high time they paid.
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It's time
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she
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Past Simple (Negative)
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It's time she didn't cry.
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It's time
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I
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Past Simple (Be)
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It's time I was going.
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Contractions and Variations
| Full Form | Contraction | Usage Note |
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It is time
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It's time
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Standard spoken form
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It is high time
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It's high time
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Adds strong emphasis
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It is about time
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It's about time
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Adds informal urgency
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Meanings
A structure used to express that something should have happened already, or that it is the very last moment to do something. It conveys a sense of urgency, mild criticism, or a strong suggestion.
Standard Urgency
Expressing that the appropriate time for an action has arrived or passed.
“It's time we started the meeting.”
“It's time you found a job.”
Emphatic Criticism
Using 'high' or 'about' to show frustration that an action is long overdue.
“It's high time you cleaned your room!”
“It's about time we had some good news.”
Hypothetical/Reflective
Reflecting on a state that should be different than it currently is.
“It's time things changed around here.”
“It's time we weren't so dependent on technology.”
Reference Table
| स्ट्रक्चर | मतलब | उदाहरण |
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It's time + Subject + Past Simple
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सामान्य, विनम्र सुझाव, हल्की जल्दबाज़ी
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`It's time we left.`
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It's high time + Subject + Past Simple
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ज़्यादा जल्दबाज़ी, ज़रूरत पर ज़ोर, अक्सर अधीरता दिखाता है
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`It's high time you started studying.`
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It's about time + Subject + Past Simple
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देरी का मतलब, हल्की नाराज़गी, या राहत कि आखिरकार कुछ हो रहा है
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`It's about time they fixed that bug.`
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It's time + for + Object + to-infinitive
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सामान्य जल्दबाज़ी, कम व्यक्तिगत, अक्सर समय-सारणी बताना
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`It's time for lunch.`
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It's time + to-infinitive
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काम करने के लिए सामान्य बुलावा, 'for + object' से कम औपचारिक
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`It's time to go.`
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औपचारिकता का स्तर
It is high time that we departed. (Leaving a location)
It's time we went. (Leaving a location)
It's about time we got going. (Leaving a location)
About time we bounced! (Leaving a location)
'अनरील पास्ट' परिवार
वर्तमान/भविष्य की जल्दबाज़ी
- It's time we went It's time + सब्जेक्ट + सिंपल पास्ट
- It's high time... ज़्यादा जल्दबाज़ी
- It's about time... बहुत पहले हो जाना चाहिए था / नाराज़गी
काल्पनिक स्थितियाँ
- If I were you सेकंड कंडीशनल
- I wish I knew वर्तमान के लिए इच्छा
पछतावे/पिछली काल्पनिक स्थितियाँ
- If I had known थर्ड कंडीशनल
- I wish I had gone अतीत के लिए इच्छा
'इट्स टाइम' के प्रकार: सूक्ष्म अंतर चार्ट
अपना 'इट्स टाइम' एक्सप्रेशन चुनना
क्या आप यह व्यक्त करना चाहते हैं कि कोई कार्रवाई अभी होनी चाहिए?
क्या जल्दबाज़ी सामान्य है या इसमें कोई विशिष्ट सब्जेक्ट शामिल है?
क्या आप अतिरिक्त ज़ोर डालना चाहते हैं या नाराज़गी दिखाना चाहते हैं?
'इट्स टाइम वी वेंट' का उपयोग कब करें
विनम्र सुझाव
- • पार्टी छोड़ना
- • चर्चा शुरू करना
- • अगले विषय पर जाना
मज़बूत आग्रह
- • समय सीमा पूरी करना
- • एक महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय लेना
- • एक समस्या का समाधान करना
निराशा व्यक्त करना
- • कुछ बहुत पहले हो जाना चाहिए था
- • कोई देरी कर रहा है
- • एक बार-बार आने वाली समस्या
कार्रवाई के लिए बुलावा
- • एक नई नीति लागू करना
- • एक नया चरण शुरू करना
- • एक बड़ा बदलाव करना
स्तर के अनुसार उदाहरण
It is time to go to bed.
It is time to go to bed.
It's time to eat lunch.
It's time to eat lunch.
Is it time to start?
Is it time to start?
It's time for school.
It's time for school.
It's time for us to leave the party.
It's time for us to leave the party.
It's time you went home.
It's time you went home.
Is it time we had dinner?
Is it time we had dinner?
It's time to buy a new phone.
It's time to buy a new phone.
It's about time we bought a new car.
It's about time we bought a new car.
It's time you told him the truth.
It's time you told him the truth.
I think it's time we moved to a bigger house.
I think it's time we moved to a bigger house.
It's time they stopped making so much noise.
It's time they stopped making so much noise.
It's high time the company updated its security policy.
It's high time the company updated its security policy.
It's time we addressed the elephant in the room.
It's time we addressed the elephant in the room.
Don't you think it's about time you apologized?
Don't you think it's about time you apologized?
It's time we weren't so reliant on fossil fuels.
It's time we weren't so reliant on fossil fuels.
It's high time the judiciary reconsidered the sentencing guidelines.
It's high time the judiciary reconsidered the sentencing guidelines.
It's time we acknowledged that the current strategy is failing.
It's time we acknowledged that the current strategy is failing.
It is about time the public were made aware of the risks.
It is about time the public were made aware of the risks.
It's time we stopped pretending that everything is fine.
It's time we stopped pretending that everything is fine.
It is high time that the legislature took cognizance of these systemic inequities.
It is high time that the legislature took cognizance of these systemic inequities.
About time too, if you ask me!
About time too, if you ask me!
It's time the myth of meritocracy was thoroughly debunked.
It's time the myth of meritocracy was thoroughly debunked.
It's time we were heading off, lest we miss the last train.
It's time we were heading off, lest we miss the last train.
आसानी से भ्रमित होने वाले
Learners think they are interchangeable.
Both use the unreal past, but for different reasons.
सामान्य गलतियाँ
It's time we go.
It's time to go.
It's time for go.
It's time to go.
It's time we will leave.
It's time we left.
It's high time he has finished.
It's high time he finished.
It's time we go.
It's time we went.
वाक्य संरचनाएँ
It's about time ___ ___.
Don't you think it's high time ___ ___?
Real World Usage
It's high time we submitted the proposal.
About time u texted back!
It's time you brushed your teeth.
It is high time the council addressed the housing crisis.
It's about time the plane took off.
It's time we talked about our future.
अनरील पास्ट (Unreal Past) याद रखो
सब्जेक्ट के बाद प्रेजेंट टेंस से बचें
ज़ोर देने के लिए 'High' या 'About' का उपयोग करें
विनम्र लेकिन सीधा
Smart Tips
Use 'It's about time' + Subject + Past Simple. It shifts the focus to the 'time' rather than the person's failure.
Check if there is a person mentioned. If no person, use 'to'. If there is a person, use the past tense.
Use 'It is high time that...' to sound authoritative and passionate about a necessary change.
You can use 'were' instead of 'was' for all subjects to sound even more formal and 'subjunctive'.
उच्चारण
Stress on 'Time'
The word 'time' usually carries the primary sentence stress to highlight the urgency.
Contraction of 'It is'
In 99% of spoken cases, 'It is' is contracted to 'It's'. Using the full 'It is' sounds extremely formal or robotic.
Rising-Falling for Impatience
It's high ↗ TIME ↘ we left.
Conveys frustration or that the speaker has been waiting too long.
याद करें
स्मृति सहायक
Past for Fast: Use the PAST tense when you want things to happen FAST (urgently).
दृश्य संबंध
Imagine a clock with its hands spinning backward. Even though the clock looks like it's going into the past, the person standing next to it is tapping their watch impatiently because they are late for a meeting right now.
Rhyme
When the hour is late and the time has spent, don't say 'we go', say 'it's time we went'.
Story
A manager walks into a silent office at 9:15 AM. Everyone is drinking coffee but no one is working. He doesn't say 'Work!', he says, 'It's high time we *started*.' The use of the past tense 'started' makes everyone jump because it implies they should have been working 15 minutes ago.
Word Web
चैलेंज
Look at your to-do list. Pick one task you have been procrastinating on. Write a sentence using 'It's high time I...' followed by the past tense of that task.
सांस्कृतिक नोट्स
British speakers use this structure frequently to be 'politely direct'. Instead of saying 'You are late', they say 'It's about time you arrived', which uses grammar to soften the blow of the criticism.
Americans use 'It's time we go' (present tense) more often than British speakers in casual speech, though 'It's time we went' is still considered the 'correct' grammatical standard in writing.
In business meetings, 'It's high time' is a power-move phrase. It signals that the speaker is taking control of a situation that has been stagnant.
This construction is a remnant of the Old English subjunctive mood, which used distinct verb endings to show that an action was desirable or hypothetical rather than factual.
बातचीत की शुरुआत
Do you think it's about time the government changed the laws on social media?
Is there a habit you have that you think it's time you gave up?
Looking at your city, what is one thing you think it's high time the mayor fixed?
डायरी विषय
सामान्य गलतियाँ
Test Yourself
It's time she ___ (realize) her true potential and went for that promotion.
Find and fix the mistake:
Our meeting is supposed to start now. It's time we discuss the budget.
सही वाक्य चुनें:
Score: /3
अभ्यास प्रश्न
8 exercisesIt's high time the children ___ to bed.
It's about time you ___ (start) taking your studies seriously.
Find and fix the mistake:
It's time we leave for the airport.
The government should really do something about inflation now.
1. It's time to... / 2. It's time we...
A: The sink has been leaking for a month! B: I know, it's about time I ___.
You can use 'It's time' with the present tense in formal writing.
time / high / it / is / you / a / job / found
Score: /8
Practice Bank
11 exercisesThe concert starts in 5 minutes! It's time we ___ (find) our seats.
This project has been delayed enough. It's high time we finalize the proposal.
सही वाक्य चुनें:
Translate into English: 'Ya es hora de que tomemos una decisión sobre esto.'
इन शब्दों को एक वाक्य में व्यवस्थित करें:
वाक्य के हिस्सों का मिलान करें:
The boss looks impatient; it's high time we ___ (present) our findings.
My friends are still waiting for a reply. It's time I send them an email.
सही वाक्य चुनें:
Translate into English: 'Es hora de que la situación cambiara.'
इन शब्दों को एक वाक्य में व्यवस्थित करें:
Score: /11
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल (8)
In casual American English, you will hear this. However, in exams (IELTS/Cambridge) and formal writing, it is considered incorrect. You should use `went`.
`About time` is more common in conversation and sounds a bit more like a complaint. `High time` is more emphatic and slightly more formal.
No! It means we are still here, but we should leave immediately. It is an 'unreal' past.
Yes. `It's time I went` is very common when you realize you are late for something.
Yes, but it's rare. Example: `It's time you didn't spend so much money.` It sounds like a strong piece of advice.
It's an old idiom meaning the time is 'fully' or 'completely' arrived. Think of 'high noon'.
You can say `We should go`, but `It's time we went` is more idiomatic and carries a stronger sense that you are already late.
Yes. `It's time we were going` is a very polite way to start saying goodbye at a party.
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In Other Languages
Es hora de que + Subjunctive
English uses a past tense; Spanish uses a present subjunctive.
Il est temps que + Subjunctive
French requires the 'que' conjunction and the subjunctive mood.
Es wäre Zeit, dass... (Konjunktiv II)
German often adds 'wäre' (would be) to the 'time' part.
そろそろ...する時間だ (sorosoro... suru jikan da)
Japanese relies on adverbs rather than verb tense shifts.
حان الوقت لـ... (Hana al-waqt li...)
Arabic uses a literal 'the time has arrived' structure.
该...了 (Gāi... le)
Chinese uses modal particles instead of verb conjugation.
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