I have made up the three similar examples below.
(1) I am excited about next week. That will be the first time I will go skiing.
(2) I am excited about next week. That will be the first time I go skiing.
(3) I am excited about next week. That is the first time I will go skiing.
I have trouble with the placement of "will". I am not sure which one sounds natural. Please help me. Thanks a lot.
Quite often "this" refers to the present or future while "that" refers to the past. , natural. This will be the first time I go skiing.
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Quite often "this" refers to the present or future while "that" refers to the past. The following are all idiomatic, i.e., natural.
This will be the first time I go skiing.
This is the first time I'll be going skiing.
This is the first time I've been skiing.
This is the first time I've gone skiing.
That was the first time I went skiing.
That was the first time I had