...it was the first time in a year and a half that I'd seen the night face to face ... ……这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚…… 如果前面是“it (will beis/this (will beis/that (will beis+the first/second time that ...”句式，表示“某人第几次做某事”。其中,that引导的是定语从句，后面句子的时态用现在完成时；如果前面是it (would bewas ..., 后面则用过去完成时。 It is the first time that I have come to Zhuhai. 这是我第一次来珠海。 It was the second time that she had visited London. 那是她第二次游览伦敦。 温馨提示 如果time前有last修饰，此时我们一般不用完成时态。 注意：the first time可起从属连词的作用，引导时间状语从句；for the first time意为“第一次”单独用作状语。 This is the last time that I shall give you a lesson. 这是我最后一次给你们上课了。
高手过招 (1单项填空 ①It's the third time late this week. （原创） A. that you are B. you are C. when you arrived D. that you have been ②It was for the first time that he to the party. A. Invited B. had been invited C. has been invited D. was invited (2翻译句子（原创） This will be the second time that I have been to the Great Wall. （1）①解析：选D。“It is the +序数词+time+ that从句”为固定句型，从句谓语动词必须用现在完成时。 ②解析：选D。it was ...that是强调结构，句中强调状语“for the first time”故选D。 （2）这将会是我第二次去长城。
