In this case, you'd use the present-tense "first time I've been", but it's much more common to narrate this way when relating past events than when talking about future plans.
Jan 1, 2016 · I am not sure what difference there is between This is the first time I've lost my passport. This is a first time I've lost my passport. Would appreciate your explanation.
Oct 12, 2022 · 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.
The first time I saw you, I was afraid to talk to you. When I saw you the first time, I was afraid to talk to you. At first when I saw you, I was afraid to talk to you. When I saw you at first, I was afraid to talk to.
Mar 4, 2015 · This is the first time I've done it. One of the many uses of the perfect tenses is to talk about life experiences, which is why it is used here: talking about the first time doing it, the importance is.
Jan 4, 2015 · Coming here for the first time, I got lost. But maybe here it is also okay to drop the preposition. From the grammar standpoint, "for the first time" is an adverbial prepositional phrase: it.
The sentence construction is a bit odd, but it works if you think of somebody announcing the result immediately after the attempt—and just before he attempts it a second time. Note the difference that.
Dec 24, 2016 · What is meaning and difference between at the first time and for the first time ? Thanks.
Jan 4, 2017 · 0 "Is this your first time to Sydney?" sounds flatly wrong to me, a 64-year-old native speaker of American English. I suppose it could be acceptable in some other variants of English,.
Oct 22, 2017 · I have a question related to the usage of "it" and "this". Are they interchangeable in the following context and such contexts? 1- It is the first time I have driven a car. 2- This is the first t.
