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Difficulty: MediumVerbs, Tenses, and Aspect

Complete the sentence below by supplying the grammatically correct verb form required for the unreal past construction.

Answer:It is high time the investigative panel 【submitted】 its report on the revenue allocation query to the governing council.

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submitted
The correct verb form 'submitted' satisfies the unreal past constraint triggered by 'it is high time', indicating an action that should already have taken place.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the opening structure of the sentence.
The clause begins with the fixed expression 'It is high time'.
In standard English grammar, the structures 'it is time' and 'it is high time' followed by a subject clause require an unreal past construction to express that an action is overdue.
2
Determine the appropriate verb form for 'submit'.
The verb must be in its simple past tense form, 'submitted'.
Even though the meaning refers to a present or immediate action, the grammatical rule strictly mandates the simple past tense verb after 'it is high time + subject'.

Key Concept

Unreal Past with 'It is high time'
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Verbs, Tenses, and Aspect

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