by the time「by the time句首考点」

1 the first time

解析：the first time 是个连词，可以引导一个状语从句。

高考考点： 状语从句的引导词

例句： I fell in love with him the first time i met him. = I fell in love with him when i met him for the first time .

( the first time = when .... For the first time

2 the next time/ the last time 可以引导状语从句

Did you remember the name of the hotel he stayed in the last time he came to beijing ?

I will have gone abroad the mext time you come to see me .

3 it/this is/was the first time that ( 后用完成时态）

考点：that 从句后的时态选择

It [This] is the first time＋that-结构中，that-从句通常用现在完成时

It was the first time that-结构中，that-从句通常用过去完成时，有时也用一般过去时

This is the first time that I have seen such a beautiful city.

This was the first time that I had seen such a beautiful city.

句型延伸： It is/ was the first /second/ third time/week/month/year that

4 It is high / about time that sb did sth/should do sth

考点：虚拟语气

It is high time that we should begin our class.

It is high time that we began our class.

5 it is time for sb to do sth/ it is time for sth.

It is time for you to get up.

It is time for lunch .

6 by the time +从句 （高考常考点）

考点：时态 主句用将来完成时或者一般将来时

By the time you finish your report, the meal will have got cold.

We will be ready by the time you get back.

By the time you have finished this book, your meal ______ cold. （2012北京高考卷22）
A. Gets B. has got C. will get D.is getting
解析：选C by the time 到.... 为止，后接现在完成时表示将来完成，此题没有这选项，可以改用一般将来时。