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grammaticality - Tense when saying This is the first time I - English . . . 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
word choice - First time in or first time to? - English Language . . . As Peter pointed it out, to is a motion preposition and can be used as in the above sentences It is a good answer If I had to extract the key question from the question, I'd pick Is 2 correct This answer answers that, but I think a direct statement that it's correct, at the top, would improve it
prepositions - On the first time or at the first time - English . . . 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 "
articles - “A first time” or “the first time” - English Language . . . 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]
At for the first time - English Language Learners Stack Exchange 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
It is the first time vs This is the first time 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" sounds weird "It" is more general and doesn't necessarily refer to anything present –
present perfect - This is the first time + continuous - English . . . 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
Tense when saying This is the first time youve 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 will be the first time, I will be going to New York