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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The last time
Which are correct:
1) This is the first time I am talking to you.
2) This is the last time I am talking to you.
3) This is the first time I have talked to you.
4) This is the last time I have talked to you.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) This is the first time I am talking to you.
2) This is the last time I am talking to you.
3) This is the first time I have talked to you.
4) This is the last time I have talked to you.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan Which are correct: They all have their place. Why do you think there is a difference between 'first' and 'last' (or for that matter, 'next')?
- navitasan Which are correct: They all have their place.
- Why do you think there is a difference between 'first' and 'last' (or for that matter, 'next')?
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navitasanWhich are correct:They all have their place. Why do you think there is a difference between 'first' and 'last' (or for that matter, 'next')?
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Thank you very much, Mr. Micawber,
I just thought maybe there is a difference. I use the progressive tense in each of those cases, because the communication is in progress. But it seems that some people prefer the perfective.
I suspected that the perfective could make sense in the case of 'the first time'. When I say the sentence, I have presumably already done some talking. It m
I just thought maybe there is a difference. I use the progressive tense in each of those cases, because the communication is in progress. But it seems that some people prefer the perfective.
I suspected that the perfective could make sense in the case of 'the first time'. When I say the sentence, I have presumably already done some talking. It m
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