it was the first time that OR when

Liza · #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 03, 2008 14:46 pm *it was the first time that OR when*

Hi,

Could you please tell me which is better?

It was the first time that I had been there.
It was the first time when I had been there.

Thanks
Liza

Yankee · #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 03, 2008 16:53 pm *it was the first time that OR when*

Hi Liza

Use 'that'. (The word 'that' can also be omitted.)
It was the first time (that) I had been there.
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Molly · #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 03, 2008 18:10 pm *it was the first time that OR when*

Amy's right.

You could use the other in this way:

It was the first time when I had been there that ...
It was the first time, when I had been, there that...

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