Answer by TimR on some device for "It'll be the first time he has met his...
It is common to use the present perfect to refer to something which has happened before now or which has never happened before now:They have met.They have never met.They have been introduced to one...
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To add to FumbleFingers' answer, note that there are in fact two tenses operating at the same time. We can see that more clearly if we rewrite the idea and break it into two sentences:Soon Zack will...
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Use the first option ("Present Perfect in the Future", or "Future Perfect"; terminology varies)...1: If you give me a cigarette it will be the first time I have smoked since I quit...as opposed to...
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This is from a TV show in which a family reunites 14 years after. And the son, Zach, along with mom, are waiting at the airport for the father to show up. At that time, the presenter says:It'll be the...
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