The document discusses the grammatical structures of "would rather" and "it's time". It explains that "would rather" is used to express preferences and can take the infinitive form or past tense depending on whether the subject changes between clauses. It also explains that "it's time" followed by an infinitive is used without a specified subject, while "it's time" followed by a subject takes the past simple form. Examples are provided to illustrate the different structures.

1. WOULD RATHER
IT’S TIME!

6. I WOULD
RATHER…
What’s the
function of
would rather?
What structure
can you see?

7. would rather
• We use would rather to express a preference.
Would you
rather have
ice cream or
cake?
When there is no
change of subject
between the two
clauses (would rather
clause + main clause),
the main verb is used in
the infinitive form.I’d
rather
have cake

8. would rather
• I’d rather you left your dog inside at
night. It keeps barking and it’s
impossible to sleep!

9. would rather
• Are you sure this is a good time to
talk? Would you rather I called
back later?

10. would rather
• Are you sure this is a good time to
talk? Would you rather I called back
later?
• I’d rather you left your dog inside at
night. It keeps barking and it’s
impossible to sleep!
What’s
different
in this
structure?

11. Would rather + subject + past tense
would rather
• Are you sure this is a good
time to talk? Would you
rather I called back later?
• I’d rather you left your dog
inside at night. It keeps barking
and it’s impossible to sleep!
The subjects in the
two clauses (would
rather clause + main
clause) are different.

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EXERCISE B

13. IT’S TIME!

14. • It’s time to sit down and relax after a long day!
• It’s time to watch our favourite show.

15. • It’s high time you found a job, don’t you think?
• It’s time we started thinking about saving for a house.

16. • It’s time to sit down and relax after a long day!
• It’s time to watch our favourite show.
When we don’t specify the subject:
It’s (high) time + infinitive

17. • It’s high time you found a job, don’t you think?
• It’s time we started thinking about saving for a house.
When we use a subject:
It’s (high) time + subject + past
simple