Grammar Games Speed Round
Present Continuous Game
Practice am/is/are + -ing in a short round.
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The round is short; the corrections are the lesson. Use the guide below whenever you want a refresher.
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- Choose Practice to learn at your own pace or Challenge for a timed round.
- In Practice, choose a difficulty. Challenge mixes easy, medium and hard questions and gives you three lives. Each full round has 12 questions.
- Read each correction after you answer. Teachers can take turns choosing answers as a class.
Grammar guide
Present Continuous Game: rules and examples
Use the present continuous for an action happening now or a temporary situation around the present. Build it with am, is or are + a verb ending in -ing. The examples below show the patterns you will meet in the game.
01
Affirmative: am, is or are + -ing
Use am with I, is with he, she and it, and are with you, we and they. Words such as now, look and at the moment often signal an action in progress.
I am reading now.
I + am + readingShe is making lunch.
She + is + makingThey are playing outside.
They + are + playing
02
Negative: put not after am, is or are
Keep the -ing verb after not. You can shorten is not to isn't and are not to aren't.
He is not working today.
He isn't working today.We are not watching TV.
We aren't watching TV.
03
Questions: move am, is or are before the subject
Start a present continuous question with the helping verb, then the subject and the -ing verb. Do not add do or does.
Are you waiting for someone?
Are + you + waitingWhat is she doing?
What + is + she + doing
04
Present continuous or present simple?
Use present simple for habits and many states. Use present continuous for an action in progress or a temporary change.
She walks to work every day.
Habit: present simpleShe is walking to work today.
Temporary change: present continuous
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Common mistakes to catch
Check the helping verb, the -ing spelling and the meaning of state verbs. Drop the final e in make → making; double the final consonant in sit → sitting. Know, need and believe usually stay in present simple.
Incorrect
They is watching a film.Correct They are watching a film.
They takes are.Incorrect
He is write an email.Correct He is writing an email.
Use the -ing form after is.Incorrect
I am knowing the answer.Correct I know the answer.
Know is usually a state verb.
FAQ
Is this present continuous game free?
Yes. Play as many rounds as you like without an account.
What level is the game for?
The main present continuous forms suit A1–A2 learners. Hard questions compare tenses and state verbs.
How can I use this game in class?
Put the game on a shared screen and let pairs discuss each answer before one student chooses it. Practice mode gives unlimited time to explain each correction; Challenge works as a quick closing activity. For a longer lesson, continue with the linked exercises after the round.
What is the difference between present simple and present continuous?
Present simple usually describes habits and states. Present continuous describes actions in progress or temporary situations.
Does the game save my score?
Your best Challenge score is stored in this browser. It is not added to your account.