Perfect tenses with
this is the first time..., etc
1. We use present perfect tense after the following ..*expressions:
*This/that/it is the first/second/third/fourth/ etc
*This/that/it is the only...
*This/that/it is the best/worst/finest/most interesting/ etc
Examples:
This is the first time (that) I've heard her sing.
(NOT This is the first time that I hear her sing.)
That's the third time you've asked me that question.
(NOT That's the third time you ask me that question.)
It's one of the most interesting books I've ever read.
2. When we talk about the past, we use a past perfect t ..tense after the same *expressions.
It was the third time he had been in love that year.
(NOT It was the third time he was in love that year.)
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~* GS *~
February 24, 2013
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