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[missdaredevil]

It's a multiple-choice question that appeared on a quiz.
It's not the time_____>
1.telling jokes. 2 that you tell jokes. 3. in telling jokes. 4.that you told jokes.



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[asterix]

It's not the time FOR telling jokes, is how I'd say it.

[stellara]

or "it's not the time to tell jokes", what about this?
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[iitimone7]

...but the question only has 4 options. i'd say #2 is correct. iitimone7

[bud]

I agree, Iitimone7. It's the only one that works, but it is not very natural-sounding.

Stellara, that's another very natural way to say it!