grammaticality - Tense when saying "This is the first time I"
Nov 1, 2017 · 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 …
articles - “A first time” or “the first time” - English Language ...
Jan 1, 2016 · This is my first time in London. A first time is rare. It can be used in when referring to the concept of doing something for the first time, with no specific thing in mind. There's a first …
prepositions - On the first time or at the first time - English ...
Feb 16, 2020 · "For the first time" is a phrase that makes sense, and "the first time I entered the room" is a phrase that makes sense, but "for the first time I entered the room" doesn't make …
Tense when saying "This is the first time" you've been somewhere
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 …
phrase usage - It is my first time to VERB or VERB-ing - English ...
It was my first time to get to see any celebrity in person. Note the following examples. It was my first time to ride a horse (Here i think you expressing your feeling before you actually rode the …
present perfect - This is the first time + continuous - English ...
"This is the first time I am driving a car" sounds unnatural to me. The standard construction for this is "This is the first time I have driven a car", though it's possible to use a present progressive …
"It is the first time" vs "This is the first time"
Oct 22, 2017 · I think it depends entirely on the larger context. If you're sitting behind the wheel of a car, it would be very natural to say "This is the first time", but saying "It is the first time" …
present perfect - This is the first time vs. This is the last time ...
Mar 4, 2015 · Why do we use the present perfect with This is the first time, but the present simple/continuous with This is the last time, i.e. This is the first time I have done it. vs. This is …
At/for the first time - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Dec 24, 2016 · I wouldn't expect at to be present at all in never as much fun as it was the first time. I realise at least some of the claimed 115,000 instances of as it was the first time will be …
"It was the first time I did" or "It was the first time I do"?
It was the first time I had done ____ which is the past perfect tense. However, you may also hear the ...