作者名称 国旗国籍

Mr. Tomato

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2019.07.13 06:08

📝My First Time (❌to) 🇬🇧
Here is a quick way for many people here

to immediately sound more natural, because this is one of the most common grammar problems on HelloTalk.
👎It's my first time to eat yellow tomatoes.
👍It's the first time I've eaten yellow tomatoes.
👎It was my first time to visit Suzhou.
👍It was the first time I'd visited Suzhou.
👎This is my first time to post on HelloTalk.
👍This is the first time I've posted on HelloTalk.
I call it a grammar 'problem,' rather than a grammar 'error'; you may hear the odd person or book which uses the infinitive form (to+verb) when talking about 'first time,' but it sounds terribly ugly. (So, please listen to me, not them, haha!😂)
I hope this is helpful.
Thank you, bye~😊
PS. This problem is particularly common on social media, when describing a photo.
*If you like my silly little English tips, please check out my others*
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Comments

  • 李爽 2019.07.13 06:14

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    wow
  • RT 2019.07.13 06:17

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    Thank you 🙂
  • Yan Zhang 2019.07.13 06:19

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    Thank you so much. This right tells the error I make every day
  • Krystelle 2019.07.13 06:23

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    What a good sharing. Much appreciated
  • Anna 2019.07.13 06:28

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    总结得真好👍 谢谢!😊
  • paul 2019.07.13 07:33

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    Wow it is good
  • Harry 哈里 2019.07.13 08:58

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    It's the first time that I send this message. Is this sentence OK?
  • Mr. Tomato 2019.07.13 09:00

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    @Harry 哈里 Impossible to say, without context. Grammatically it's okay, but it's so awkward, I dont think anyone would ever say that in real life.👍
  • Harry 哈里 2019.07.13 09:04

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    @Mr. Tomato Thanks.
  • Harry 哈里 2019.07.13 09:12

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    @Mr. Tomato How about 'it is my first time eating yellow tomatoes?'
  • Harry 哈里 2019.07.13 09:21

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    @Mr. Tomato Can you tell me is this one sounds all right?
  • Mr. Tomato 2019.07.13 09:22

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    @Harry 哈里 Yes, that one is not bad. 😊
  • Harry 哈里 2019.07.13 09:30

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    @Mr. Tomato English is hard😭😭😭😭. It is new for me to eat a yellow tomato. It is my first time eating a yellow tomato. They are different😷😷. Thank you very much.❤❤
  • Mr. Tomato 2019.07.13 09:32

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    @Harry 哈里 Yes, youre sentences are not bad. But you would sound much more natural if you just followed the simple sentence structure in my article 👍
  • Stephanie 2019.07.13 10:37

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    Dear Mr. Tomato, I have a question. If I am going to make an introduction, “It’s my first time to London” should I say “ It’s the first time I’ve been to London”?
  • Mr. Tomato 2019.07.13 10:46

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    @Stephanie Sorry, I don't really understand your question. What kind of introduction?
  • nina chen 2019.07.13 16:58

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    Thanks. It’s so useful.
  • Katie 2019.07.15 11:11

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    This’s helpful. Thanks a lot! Mr. tomato
  • Sylvia 2019.08.20 11:22

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    Thank you so much. It really helps.
  • LUNA 2019.08.28 13:08

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    It’s the first time I’ve collected Enlish tips on this App.👽
  • Ayerhs 2019.08.28 13:43

    HI
    MR

    what about, "It's my first time eating yellow tomatoes"?
  • 雪落无声 2020.02.01 14:26

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    Haha thanks for sharing! I’ve done a lot like “it’s my first time to visit America “! And I have to say, it is the first time I’ve read such a useful post on hello talk.

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