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Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis.



 
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Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis. #1 (permalink) Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:18 am   Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis.
 

Which tenses should I use in the following sentences?

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This is the first time I (play)____ tennis.
This was the first time I (play)____tennis.


Could anyone tell me the tenses and explain as well!

Thanks in advance!!!
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Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis. #2 (permalink) Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:36 am   Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis.
 

This is the first time I've played tennis.
This/that was the first time I (had) played tennis.
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Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis. #3 (permalink) Tue Oct 07, 2008 15:12 pm   Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis.
 

What about "This is the first time I am playing tennis."?
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Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis. #4 (permalink) Tue Oct 07, 2008 15:40 pm   Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis.
 

daemon99 wrote:
What about "This is the first time I am playing tennis."?


Works with "This is the last time...".
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Tense following "first time" #5 (permalink) Tue Sep 15, 2009 21:25 pm   Tense following "first time"
 

"This is the first time for me to teach Spanish."

Is the grammar correct?

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Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis. #6 (permalink) Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:18 am   Which tense should I use? - This is the first time I (play) tennis.
 

This is the first time I've played tennis, and it's also the first time I've taught Spanish. (So that's two firsts for me! :lol: )
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