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Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2015 08:29 am
t was not his first time to have been kicked out of school.

It was not his first time to be kicked out of school.

Are they correct?

Is there any difference between the two sentences above?

Thank you
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Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2015 10:44 am
It was not his first time to have been kicked out of school.

It was not his first time to be kicked out of school.

Both are correct. The infinitive verb tense in each sentence is used correctly.
Nousher Ahmed
 
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Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2015 11:04 am
@PUNKEY,
Though both are correct, I don't know what are the differences of meaning of them. Do you know?
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2015 03:39 pm
It's all about the verb tense of the infinitive.

It was not his first time to have been kicked out of school.

It was not his first time to be kicked out of school.

Most people would say:
It's not the first time he has been kicked out of school.
Nousher Ahmed
 
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Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2015 07:50 pm
@PUNKEY,
Thanks
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