Question

it's high time that the girl__were___sent to scho

it's high time that the girl__were___sent to school.
为什么填were？

Answer 1

It's high time 后面接 that 从句是一种虚拟语气，意思是 “早就该这样做”，言外之意是事实上却没有这样做。虚拟语气中的动词都要把时间提缺庆早，表示过去该做但现在却没做，动词 be 无论单复数，都要枯缺用 were 而不是 was。
〔参考译文〕早就该把这个女孩子送没扮辩去上学了。

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谢谢

Answer 2

一句两句说不清，问你老师，