first time

[navi tasan]

Which is correct:

1-It was the first time that I went there.
2-It was the first time for me to go there.

3-It was my first time to go there.
4-It was my first time going there.

5-It was the first time to go there. (the subject of "to go" is supposed to be furnished by the context).
6-It was the first time going there.

 

[Tdol]

1- yes, though many would favour the past perfect
2-yes, but not very naturalto me
3- yes
4- hmmm
5-use a possessive adjective to make this clearer
6- hmmmm
;-)

 

[navi tasan]

Thanks Tdol,
I think 4 is acceptable in AE. If I am not mistaken, I've heard it.

 

[Francois]

I've heard it too.

FRC

 

[twostep]

1- yes, though many would favour the past perfect
2-yes, but not very naturalto me
3- yes
4- hmmm
5-use a possessive adjective to make this clearer
6- hmmmm
;-)

I do agree with you on 4 and 6.

 

[Tdol]

I only ruminated- I didn't say wrong. :lol:

 

[navi tasan]

That's true Tdol. What I meant was that a BE speaker would probably ruminate, while an AE speaker probably wouldn't!
I never said that you said that it was wrong, but the first time I heard it, I found it strange.

 

[Tdol]

You'd hear 'My forst time going there...' here.;-)

 

[navi tasan]

Is that a posh first?
It is the forst time I see forst written "forst".