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CharmYou Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

This is the first time + the past perfect

on the way to the English corner, I crossed my path with Anna and she asked me if I was going to the English corner. I told her "Yes, this is the first time I go to the English corner."

After this sentence coming out of my mouth, I was analyzing. The grammatical way to say that might be "This is the first time I've been to the English corner", however, I haven't been to the English corner. So this grammatical sentence wouldn't express this idea properly, would it?
  

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on the way to the English c orner, I crossed my path s with Anna and she asked me if I was going to the English c orner. " After this sentence came coming out of my mouth, I was analyzing it . The grammatical way to say that might be : "This is the first time I've been to the English c orner" ; however, I haven't been to the English corner before .

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  • on the way to the English c orner, I crossed my path s with Anna and she asked me if I was going to the English c orner.
  • " After this sentence came coming out of my mouth, I was analyzing it .
  • The grammatical way to say that might be : "This is the first time I've been to the English c orner" ; however, I haven't been to the English corner before .
  • So this grammatical sentence wouldn't express this idea properly, would it?
  • No.
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on the way to the English corner, I crossed my paths with Anna and she asked me if I was going to the English corner. I told her "Yes, this is my the first time to go to the English
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Thanks a lot.
Then can I say "This will be my first time that I will have been to the English Corner"?
The rule is the first time + perfect, isn't it?
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CharmYou"This will be my first time that I will have been to the English Corner"?
No, it is ungrammatical. Say" This will be my first time going there."
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CharmYou"This is the first time I've been to the English corner", however, I haven't been to the English corner.
The subtle flaw in logic would pass unnoticed by most native speakers of English. I would probably have said the same thing even though it is not completely logical.

CJ
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CalifJim CharmYou"This is the first time I've been to the English corner", however, I haven't been to the English corner.The subtle flaw in logic would pass unnoticed by most native speakers of English. I would probably have said the same thing even though it is not completely logical.CJ
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