Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of verb given in the bracket:
Sue is riding a horse. She doesn't look very confident or comfortable. You ask: Is this the first time you are riding? She says: Yes, this is the first time I _______ (ride).
A
I am riding.
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B
I have ridden.
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C
I rode.
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D
I will ride.
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Solution
The correct option is A I am riding.
The blank specifies something that is about to happen (ride in horse) that is why we are supposed to use the present continuous (also called present progressive). It is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future. It ends in"-ing".