Callan New Edition Stage 10 Lesson 140 on page 840 we continue ''REVISION EXERCISE 67'', item # 17-20 and Lesson 141 on pages 841-842

VOCABULARY:

beat - beat - beaten

chief

tribe 

It's time ...

If we use an infinitive after the expression its time" and say, for example, "It's time (for us) to eat. it means that now is the proper or correct time to eat; maybe we are at work and our lunch break starts now. 

However, if we use the past tense after "It's time'' and say. for example, "It's time we ate", it means that we are a little late; maybe our lunch break will finish quite soon and we need to hurry. 

Notice that although we are using the past tense. ate. we are not speaking about the past; we are talking about a situation in the present.

It's nine o'clock; it's time for the children to go to bed.

It's nearly midnight; it's time the children went to bed. 

SENTENCE STRUCTURED:

The weather is fine, but it's very cold in Japan today.

It's still autumn season but today's temperature is like winter.

Yes, I've already eaten my dinner.

I bought a vanilla custard roll cake.

This cake is very delicious and so popular in Japan.

We will eat the cake that I bought as our dessert after the lesson.

The difference between "It's time for us to leave' and 'It's time we left" is that "It's time for us to leave" means that now is the correct time to leave, whereas "It's time we left" means that we are a little late and maybe need to hurry.

It's seven o'clock; it's time for us to get up.

It's eight o'clock; it's time we got up.

You're beating your pen on the edge of the table.

Yes, my country usually get beaten at football.

I find the chief difficulty for me in learning English are listening and pronunciation.

By the chief of a tribe, we mean the leader of the tribe.