2016年1月1日 · 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 time for everything. When referring to a specific circumstance that is encountered for the first time, you can say a first (for me).

2017年9月14日 · This was my first time at Oxford University makes more sense than in.Or, as Andrew stated, to also works well. At and to both connote visiting Oxford University as an outsider -- perhaps as a tourist or an applicant or a guest lecturer.

2020年2月16日 · "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 sense to me. – Sophie Swett

2017年11月1日 · 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.

It is the first time that he has failed it. He has failed the exam the first time around. This means that it's the first time he's written the exam—and that he's failed 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 ...

2016年12月24日 · For the first time refers to a new or novel experience. (at) the first time would be using when referring to the first in a series of events or occasions. We have been to the zoo many times over the years, and the animals are always interesting, but it is never as much fun as it was at the first time we went.

2015年3月4日 · 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 the last time I do/am doing it. In both sentences, I see a connection from past to present and using the present perfect makes sense.

It was the first time I had done ____ which is the past perfect tense. However, you may also hear the ...

2017年10月22日 · 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. –

2014年10月19日 · 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 horse) But when you say. It was my first time riding a horse (Here i think you expressing your feeling when you have ridden the horse)