Paste tense or present tense?
If I want to talk to someone that I saw something (for example, a new car etc.) yesterday, which I never seen before. Witch sentence below is correct?
a) It is my first time see such a new car.
b) It was my first time see such a new car.
c) It is my first time saw such a new car.
d) It was my first time saw such a new car.

Thank you.

Question

Paste tense or present tense?
If I want to talk to someone that I saw something (for example, a new car etc.) yesterday, which I never seen before. Witch sentence below is correct?
a) It is my first time see such a new car.
b) It was my first time see such a new car.
c) It is my first time saw such a new car.
d) It was my first time saw such a new car.

Thank you.

Answer

None of them are correct. You are talking about something which you have or have not experienced in your life so you should use the present perfect. - "It is the first time I have seen this type of car."

We use the correct form of the verb 'have' + past participle

If you are talking about yesterday, then you should use the past perfect 'had' + past participle

"It is the first time I had seen this type of car."

I have some videos on the perfect tense on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If1F_teRwns&index=2&list=PLIcNItpI5Y7CByenUL965_JYRKIeFp0Ch

Hope this helps

Bob

Answer

An alternative to Bob's correct answer would be variations of answer b) or d).

B) It was my first time *to* see such a new car.

Or:

B) It was *the* first time *I saw* such a new car.

D) it was *the* first time that I saw such a car.

tim

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