Sep 14, 2017 · 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 …

Jan 1, 2016 · Losing my passport was a first for me. First-time can also function as an adjective, to mean a person who is doing something for the first time: a first-time voter (someone who is …

Feb 16, 2020 · I realized him on/at the first time I enter the room. Which preposition should I use “on” or “at” in sentence above or Does both have the same meaning?

Nov 1, 2017 · This is the first time I ate sushi. Since "this is the first time" is in the present perfect tense does the verb "ate" have to be in the present perfect tense also?

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 …

Oct 19, 2014 · From a sentence written by a student: It was my first time to visit China. It sounds wrong to me, but using visiting only sounds slightly better. Which one is correct?

To be totally correct, you should actually say, It was the first time I had done ____ which is the past perfect tense. However, you may also hear the simple past used, which is the first of your …

Dec 24, 2016 · What is meaning and difference between at the first time and for the first time ? Thanks.

What is the difference between the following sentences? He has failed the exam for the first time. He has failed the exam the first time around. Do those phrases have indentical meanings?...

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 …