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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

For the first time

This is for the first time that I've eaten mushroom.
This is the first time that I've eaten mushroom.
Which sentence is correct ?
  

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This is the first time I've eaten mushroom. The is a definite article. The school, the time (the reader knows which school and time that you are referring to).

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  • This is the first time I've eaten mushroom.
  • The is a definite article.
  • The school, the time (the reader knows which school and time that you are referring to).
  • There can be only one 'first time' so the is correct.
  • For is used for in many ways but I think you were trying to use as present perfect (something that started in the passed until now).
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This is the first time I've eaten mushroom. The is a definite article. The school, the time (the reader knows which school and time that you are referring to). There can be only one 'first time' so the is correct. For is used for in many ways but I think you were trying to use as present perfect (something that started in the passed until now). - I haven't eaten mushrooms for 3 years.
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I have eaten mushroom for the first time.
This sentence doesn't have a sense of continuity.
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