Question

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.
• B. I have ridden.
• C. I rode.
• D. I will ride.

Answer 1

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".

Thus Option B, C and D becomes wrong.

Option A is correct.