Huyenchen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
For the first time or At the first time
Hello everyone,
could u explain for me, how different " For the first time " and "At the first time "
Thanks in advance
could u explain for me, how different " For the first time " and "At the first time "
Thanks in advance
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Hello, huyenchen—and welcome to English Forums. I cannot think of a context in which 'at the first time' is possible.
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Hello, huyenchen—and welcome to English Forums.
I cannot think of a context in which 'at the first time' is possible.
I cannot think of a context in which 'at the first time' is possible.
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Hi Micawber,
Thanks for your quick answer. Actually i think " at the first time " is impossible. It's possible to use " on the first time " and how different between " for the first time"
Thanks for your quick answer. Actually i think " at the first time " is impossible. It's possible to use " on the first time " and how different between " for the first time"
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'On the first time' focuses on something that happened during that event: On the first time I went skiing, I fell down 3 times.
'For' the first time' focuses directly on the event: I went skiing for the first time last winter.
'For' the first time' focuses directly on the event: I went skiing for the first time last winter.
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