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 time for everything. When referring to a specific circumstance that is encountered for the first time, you can say a first (for me).

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 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.

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 sense to me. – Sophie Swett

Dec 24, 2016 · 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.

Oct 19, 2014 · 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)

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

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 ...

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 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.

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 modifies the verb to come as a adverb would do. It serves as an "adverbial complement to the verb came" (in your example sentence).

"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 form if we change the order: "Wow! I'm driving a car for the first time".