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Old 05-May-2006, 23:40
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Hello there,
I'd like somebody to enlighten me:

This is the first time I have eaten snails. - I know that we use the Present Perfect Simple tense in such patterns. But what happens if I write something like this:
This will be the first time I...
a) will have eaten snails.
or
b) have eaten snails.
or maybe something else.

Please help me.
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b) sounds more natural to me, but I think a) could be used too.
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Thanks again for your concise explanation.
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