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Lcchang Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
It's the first time...
Hello. I read a sentence like this.
"It's first time that I wore the new shirt."
The main clause is in present tense; the subordinate clause, however, is in past tense. Therefore my question is, did I wear it or not?
Thanks.
"It's first time that I wore the new shirt."
The main clause is in present tense; the subordinate clause, however, is in past tense. Therefore my question is, did I wear it or not?
Thanks.
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Change your sentence a little and it'll be correct: It was the first time [that] I wore the/my new shirt. CB
- Change your sentence a little and it'll be correct: It was the first time [that] I wore the/my new shirt.
- CB
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Change your sentence a little and it'll be correct: It was the first time [that] I wore the/my new shirt.
CB
CB
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Hi CB,
This is what I found in the book called "Longman Preparation for the New TOEIC Test". On page 344 it shows the audio script of TOEIC practice for Part 2: Question-Response:
Speaker A: It's almost time to close.
Speaker B:
(A) We're staying open late tonight. (Correct answer)
(B) It took almost five minutes.
(C) It's the first time I wore these clothe
This is what I found in the book called "Longman Preparation for the New TOEIC Test". On page 344 it shows the audio script of TOEIC practice for Part 2: Question-Response:
Speaker A: It's almost time to close.
Speaker B:
(A) We're staying open late tonight. (Correct answer)
(B) It took almost five minutes.
(C) It's the first time I wore these clothe
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LcchangAnswer C isn't the right answer, so is it possible that whoever created this question item meant to confuse us by using a wrong tense in (C)?Many things are possible in this world.
CB
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