WAEC - English Language (2010 - No. 70)
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
My mother remarked that it was high time we..........preparing supper.
were starting
had started
should start
started
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My mother remarked that it was high time we started preparing supper.
It's (high) time; past subjunctive expresses that something should be done and that it is already a bit late. As for the structure, it is followed by a subject with a past tense