Present or Past tense.

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Present or Past tense.

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Hi,

I was watching Harry Potter 1 {-; and there was this letter by someone giving Harry the invisibility cloak.

"You father left this in my possession before he died.

It is time it was returned to you"

I don't understand why it should be "it was returned to you" instead of "it is returned to you".

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Re: Present or Past tense.

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After the expression It is time (that)..., the past tense, not the present, is needed.
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