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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect or Present continuous?
Which tense is correct?
It’s my first time seeing this car in front of my house.
It’s the first time I’ve seen this car in front of my house.
Thanks
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The second one is the one you'd hear. " is typically used when shopping for a car, and so it's misleading, because you're expecting to hear something about shopping, not surveillance.
- The second one is the one you'd hear.
- " is typically used when shopping for a car, and so it's misleading, because you're expecting to hear something about shopping, not surveillance.
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The second one is the one you'd hear. The first one is grammatically acceptable, but the phrase "It's my first time seeing this car..." is typically used when shopping for a car, and so it's misleading, because you're expecting to hear something about shopping, not surveillance.
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