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This is the first time I ate sushi. (This was the first time I had sushi) the past is used since it is something you have already done, even if only a few moments ago. To say. This is the first time... That was the first time... the action would have had to have been completed. This is the first time I heard that expression.
To be totally correct, you should actually say, It was the first time I had done ____. which is the past perfect tense.
That is the first time, I have been to New York. Situation 2: You are going to New York in the next month. You are talking to somebody about it in present. The correct tense would be then:-This will be the first time, I will be going to New York.
answered Jan 3, 2017 at 20:36. Peter. 66.3k 6 66 125. Good answer. As Peter pointed it out, to is a motion preposition and can be used as in the above sentences. – Abbasi. Jan 3, 2017 at 20:40. It is a good answer. If I had to extract the key question from the ... question, I'd pick Is 2 correct.
1. according to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English : (for) the first/second/last etc time. for example: Gerry had just had back surgery for the third time in two years. I realized him for the first time I enter the room. "I realized him for the first time I enter the room."
Ngram: is the first time that vs. is the first time when. Edit: I'm leaning toward the relative clause. The only thing that bothers me is that a relative clause generally allows "when" instead of "that" insofar as the antecedent is some kind of "time". Are there some other relative clauses that don't quite allow "when" for a "time" antecedent?
With what tense should we use "for the first time" and "the first time"? I am confused, because some native speakers told me that I had to always use Present Perfect. But others...
the first time the second time the next time etc. because you used (some) time, you are referring to an event, therefore the following phrase needs to refer to a whole event as if completed. So Present Perfect should be used. This is the first time I have driven a car. Even if you are still driving in the car, this is what you would say.
In this sentence: I've understood for the first time what you have been going through. for the first timethere means "I have never understood your hardship or your suffering before, but now I do". For the first timerefers to a new or novel experience. (at) the first timewould be using when referring to the first in a seriesof events or occasions.
The first time I went to London, I lost my passport. The first time is a specific time, hence the definite article. “* A first time ” would imply that there are many first times. It is also possible to say my first time, although that is mostly done when there is no verb. This is my first time losing my passport. [Possible but not very common]