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The phrase "when I first gave" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the initial act of giving something, whether it be an object, information, or an experience. Example: "When I first gave my presentation, I was extremely nervous but excited to share my ideas."
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"I didn't know he was gay when I first gave him the job in Boyzone.
When I first gave Shepherd his methotrexate pills, he was enthusiastic about taking them.
"When I first gave her the script, she said to me, 'This character is angry a lot of the time.
There was a long, angry silence when I first gave them the news, and now the memoir has appeared.
She also scaled back the list of demands she gave her broker: "When I first gave him my list, I said, 'I want two bedrooms, lots of light, closets, a window in the kitchen.' But when I started looking at things, I found that just isn't available here.
I remember vividly the trepidation I felt when I first gave my back account info to PayPal back in 2000, and now PayPal is my payment service of choice simply because I don't like typing in my credit card number.
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People who became wise to it only in the 1990s tend to forget that it made its initial splash back in the early 1970s, which was when Mom and I first gave it a whirl.
When my husband and I first gave ourselves the green light to get pregnant, it was because the "timing was right".
The stars that salted the sky when I first woke are giving way to a vibrant Maxfield Parrish blue with chalky, pasted-on clouds.
When I first tried to give blood, I was denied because I had a bisexual boyfriend with whom I'd had sex in the past year.
"When I was first given them, I was in my early 20s and I was trying to find myself as a photographer.
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