Rule: Present Continuous ShowHide

am / is / are + -ing

For things that are happening now.

• I am listening to music.
• He is riding his bike.
• They are climbing a tree.

now · right now · at the moment · Look! · Listen!

Negative and questions

• I am not reading. She isn't sleeping. They aren't playing.
• Is Nick standing behind the bench?
• Are you listening? – Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

Adding -ing

• read → reading, sing → singing
• ride → riding, dance → dancing (no e)
• swim → swimming, run → running, sit → sitting

Games on Present Continuous

Ready-made games on this topic. Open one on the board and play in teams.

Open the Box · 15 boxesPresent Continuous team game (Primary)A team game for Primary: open a box and answer – Present Continuous.Play

Flashcards · 24 cardsPresent Continuous practice (Primary)Cards for Primary: answer, then flip the card to check – Present Continuous.Play

Play this exercise

The sentences of this exercise as a game – nothing to set up.

Open the BoxTeam gameOpen a box, answer, win points.Play

FlashcardsFlip and checkSay the answer, then flip the card.Play