Nov 19, 2020 · This is because first-ever is redundant, with ever being an unnecessary word as first already implies that it is the first ever (in history) football club in that city.

Nov 1, 2017 · This is the first time I ate sushi. Since "this is the first time" is in the present perfect tense does the verb "ate" have to be in the present perfect tense also?

Dec 6, 2014 · "The first to do vs the first who ever did" Semantically, these phrases seem to be similar, but they significantly convey different senses. The former phrase is used in an ordinary …

Nov 17, 2022 · I learnt at school that you use perfect form + ever with "This is the first time", such as "This is the first time I have ever eaten sushi." But I recently encountered "She...

Mar 4, 2015 · This is the first time I've done it. One of the many uses of the perfect tenses is to talk about life experiences, which is why it is used here: talking about the first time doing it, the …

Oct 12, 2022 · With what tense should we use "for the first time" and "the first time"? I am confused, because some native speakers told me that I had to always use Present Perfect.

A first time is rare. It can be used in when referring to the concept of doing something for the first time, with no specific thing in mind. There's a first time for everything. When referring to a …

Dec 24, 2019 · It was the first time my son had ever given me a gift. The moment in which my son did these actions was at the same moment in the past in which the rest of the story took place.

Nov 2, 2024 · But I have not encountered anything other than 1st recently. I'm not even sure if I ever saw 1rst outside of class material. From a quick look over search results it doesn't seem …

"My first time to stand..." The infinitive is stiffly formal. In casual speech most native speakers would say something like "It was the first time I ever stood on a stage and gave a speech" or …