Question

Jack is driving a car but he's very nervous and not sure what to do.
You ask: Have you driven a car before?
He says ______________

• A. No, this is the first time I am driving a car.
  
• B. No, this is the first time I have driven a car.
• C. No, this is the first time I've been driving a car.
  
• D. No, this is the first time I drove a car.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

No, this is the first time I am driving a car.

The blank specifies something that is about to happen (about to drive for the first time) 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 and D becomes wrong.

In option C, "have been" is not in the present tense, which makes it the wrong option.

Option A is correct.