1)It is the first / second time…. that…结构中的从句部分,用现在完成时。
例句:
It is the first time that I have visited the city.
It was the third time that the boy had been late.
2)This is the… that…结构,that 从句要用现在完成时.
例句:
This is the best film that I've (ever) seen.
这是我看过的最好的电影。
This is the first time (that) I've heard him sing.
这是我第一次听他唱歌。
例题:
1. -Do you know our town at all?
-No, this is the first time I ______ here.
A. was;B. have been;C. came;D. am coming;
答案:B。
解析:This is the first time 后面所加从句应为现在完成时,故选B。
2. -Have you ______ been to our town before?
-No, it's the first time I ______ here.
A. even, come;B. even, have come;C. ever, come;D. ever, have come;
答案:D。
解析:ever意为曾经或无论何时,反意词为never,此两词常用于完成时。 This is the largest fish I have ever seen. It is / was the first time +that-clause 的句型中,从句要用完成时。
注意:非延续性动词的否定形式可以与表示延续时间的状语连用。即动作不发生的状态是可以持续的。
(错)I have received his letter for a month.
(对)I haven't received his letter for almost a month.