Re: mandative indicative
How about this one?
a1) It's about time you buy this book.
a2) It's about time you go and find out for yourself.
b1) It's about time you bought this book.
b2) It's about time you went and find out for yourself.
Is a) correct (either in AmE or BrE, at least in dialects or informal
speech)?
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