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Practice am\u002Fis\u002Fare + -ing in 12-question rounds with instant explanations, timed Challenge or relaxed Practice.","Present Continuous Game","Practice am\u002Fis\u002Fare + -ing in a short round.",{"questions_per_round":20,"lives":21,"seconds_per_question":22},12,3,15,[24,36,45,54,62,69,74,81,90,97,101,110,117,128,136,146,153,157,162,171,178,187,191,198,203,212,221,227,235,240,249,253,262,269,273,282,288,296,303,308,317,324,328,333,340,345,354,361,365,371,378,383,388,395,399,407,414,419,424,431,435,444,451,456,464,471,475,484,490,495,504,511],{"id":25,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":28,"options":29,"answer":30,"rule":34,"tag":35},"pc-001","easy","multiple-choice","Look! It ___ outside.",[30,31,32,33],"is raining","rains","are raining","raining","Use is + -ing with it for an action happening now.","affirmative",{"id":37,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":38,"options":39,"answer":40,"rule":44,"tag":35},"pc-002","I ___ dinner right now.",[40,41,42,43],"am cooking","is cooking","cook","cooking","Use am + -ing with I.",{"id":46,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":47,"options":48,"answer":49,"rule":53,"tag":35},"pc-003","They ___ in the park at the moment.",[49,50,51,52],"are walking","is walking","walks","walking","Use are + -ing with they.",{"id":55,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":57,"answer":58,"rule":61,"tag":35},"pc-004","gap-fill","She ___ (read) a book now.",[59,60],"is reading","'s reading","She takes is before the -ing verb.",{"id":63,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":64,"answer":65,"rule":68,"tag":35},"pc-005","We ___ (study) together right now.",[66,67],"are studying","'re studying","We takes are before the -ing verb.",{"id":70,"difficulty":26,"format":71,"prompt":72,"answer":8,"rule":73,"tag":35},"pc-006","right-or-wrong","He is playing tennis now.","He is playing is the correct present continuous form.",{"id":75,"difficulty":26,"format":71,"prompt":76,"answer":77,"correction":78,"rule":79,"tag":80},"pc-007","They is watching a film.",false,"They are watching a film.","They takes are, never is.","agreement",{"id":82,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":83,"options":84,"answer":85,"rule":89,"tag":80},"pc-008","Listen! The baby ___ .",[85,86,87,88],"is crying","are crying","cries","crying","The baby is singular, so use is + -ing.",{"id":91,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":92,"answer":93,"rule":96,"tag":80},"pc-009","You ___ (learn) English today.",[94,95],"are learning","'re learning","You takes are before the -ing verb.",{"id":98,"difficulty":26,"format":71,"prompt":99,"answer":8,"rule":100,"tag":35},"pc-010","I am listening to music.","I am listening uses am + -ing correctly.",{"id":102,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":103,"options":104,"answer":105,"rule":109,"tag":80},"pc-011","The dogs ___ in the garden now.",[105,106,107,108],"are running","is running","runs","running","A plural subject takes are + -ing.",{"id":111,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":112,"answer":113,"rule":116,"tag":80},"pc-012","My brother ___ (work) today.",[114,115],"is working","'s working","My brother is singular, so use is working.",{"id":118,"difficulty":119,"format":27,"prompt":120,"options":121,"answer":122,"rule":126,"tag":127},"pc-013","medium","She ___ TV right now.",[122,123,124,125],"isn't watching","doesn't watching","aren't watching","not watching","Put not after is to make a negative: is not watching.","negative",{"id":129,"difficulty":119,"format":56,"prompt":130,"answer":131,"rule":134,"tag":135},"pc-014","We ___ (swim) in the lake right now.",[132,133],"are swimming","'re swimming","Double the final consonant in swim: swimming.","spelling",{"id":137,"difficulty":119,"format":27,"prompt":138,"options":139,"answer":140,"rule":144,"tag":145},"pc-015","___ you waiting for someone?",[140,141,142,143],"Are","Is","Do","Am","Put are before you to form a question.","question",{"id":147,"difficulty":119,"format":56,"prompt":148,"answer":149,"rule":152,"tag":135},"pc-016","He ___ (write) an email now.",[150,151],"is writing","'s writing","Drop the final e in write before adding -ing.",{"id":154,"difficulty":119,"format":71,"prompt":155,"answer":8,"rule":156,"tag":145},"pc-017","Is she working today?","Questions put is before the subject: Is she working?",{"id":158,"difficulty":119,"format":71,"prompt":159,"answer":77,"correction":160,"rule":161,"tag":127},"pc-018","He is not drive to work today.","He is not driving to work today.","After is not, use the -ing form: driving.",{"id":163,"difficulty":119,"format":27,"prompt":164,"options":165,"answer":166,"rule":170,"tag":145},"pc-019","Why ___ they laughing?",[166,167,168,169],"are","is","do","am","In a question with they, put are before the subject.",{"id":172,"difficulty":119,"format":56,"prompt":173,"answer":174,"rule":177,"tag":135},"pc-020","The children ___ (sit) on the floor.",[175,176],"are sitting","'re sitting","Double the final t in sit: sitting; 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I ___ to concentrate.",[257,258,259,260],"am trying","try","tries","is trying","The action is in progress now, so use am trying.",{"id":263,"difficulty":205,"format":56,"prompt":264,"answer":265,"rule":268,"tag":226},"pc-033","He ___ (not \u002F believe) that story.",[266,267],"does not believe","doesn't believe","Believe is usually a state verb; use present simple, even now.",{"id":270,"difficulty":205,"format":71,"prompt":271,"answer":8,"rule":272,"tag":211},"pc-034","They are playing football right now.","Right now points to an action in progress.",{"id":274,"difficulty":205,"format":27,"prompt":275,"options":276,"answer":277,"rule":281,"tag":226},"pc-035","I ___ what you mean.",[277,278,279,280],"understand","am understanding","understands","understanding","Understand is normally a state verb, so use present simple.",{"id":283,"difficulty":205,"format":56,"prompt":284,"answer":285,"rule":287,"tag":135},"pc-036","She ___ (run) in the park right now.",[106,286],"'s running","Double the final n in run: running.",{"id":289,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":290,"options":291,"answer":292,"rule":295,"tag":80},"pc-037","My parents ___ breakfast now.",[292,195,293,294],"are making","make","making","Parents is plural, so use are + -ing for an action happening now.",{"id":297,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":298,"answer":299,"rule":302,"tag":35},"pc-038","I ___ (wash) the dishes at the moment.",[300,301],"am washing","'m washing","With I, use am before the -ing form: am washing.",{"id":304,"difficulty":26,"format":71,"prompt":305,"answer":77,"correction":306,"rule":307,"tag":80},"pc-039","She are dancing in the kitchen now.","She is dancing in the kitchen now.","She takes is, not are, in the present continuous.",{"id":309,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":310,"options":311,"answer":312,"rule":316,"tag":80},"pc-040","The cat ___ on the sofa right now.",[312,313,314,315],"is sleeping","are sleeping","sleeps","sleeping","The cat is singular, so use is sleeping for the action in progress.",{"id":318,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":319,"answer":320,"rule":323,"tag":35},"pc-041","He ___ (play) the piano now.",[321,322],"is playing","'s playing","He takes is before the -ing form: is playing.",{"id":325,"difficulty":26,"format":71,"prompt":326,"answer":8,"rule":327,"tag":35},"pc-042","We are waiting for the bus right now.","We are waiting correctly uses are + -ing for an action happening now.",{"id":329,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":330,"options":331,"answer":49,"rule":332,"tag":80},"pc-043","You ___ very fast today.",[49,50,51,52],"You takes are before the -ing verb, even when it refers to one person.",{"id":334,"difficulty":26,"format":56,"prompt":335,"answer":336,"rule":339,"tag":35},"pc-044","They ___ (drink) water now.",[337,338],"are drinking","'re drinking","They takes are before the -ing form: are drinking.",{"id":341,"difficulty":26,"format":71,"prompt":342,"answer":77,"correction":343,"rule":344,"tag":80},"pc-045","I is learning English.","I am learning English.","I takes am, never is, in the present continuous.",{"id":346,"difficulty":26,"format":27,"prompt":347,"options":348,"answer":349,"rule":353,"tag":80},"pc-046","Listen! 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The baby takes is.",{"id":415,"difficulty":119,"format":71,"prompt":416,"answer":77,"correction":417,"rule":418,"tag":145},"pc-057","Is they studying now?","Are they studying now?","Questions with they start with are, not is.",{"id":420,"difficulty":119,"format":27,"prompt":421,"options":422,"answer":167,"rule":423,"tag":145},"pc-058","Why ___ he laughing?",[167,166,369,169],"Put is before he in a present continuous question.",{"id":425,"difficulty":119,"format":56,"prompt":426,"answer":427,"rule":430,"tag":135},"pc-059","I ___ (make) a cake right now.",[428,429],"am making","'m making","Drop the final e in make before -ing: making; I takes am.",{"id":432,"difficulty":119,"format":71,"prompt":433,"answer":8,"rule":434,"tag":127},"pc-060","He isn't listening to the teacher.","Isn't is the contraction of is not, followed by listening.",{"id":436,"difficulty":205,"format":27,"prompt":437,"options":438,"answer":439,"rule":443,"tag":226},"pc-061","I ___ this soup right now to check the salt.",[439,440,441,442],"am tasting","taste","tastes","is tasting","Taste can describe an action: I am tasting the soup right now.",{"id":445,"difficulty":205,"format":56,"prompt":446,"answer":447,"rule":450,"tag":226},"pc-062","She ___ (not \u002F own) a car.",[448,449],"does not own","doesn't own","Own describes possession, so normally use present simple: does not own.",{"id":452,"difficulty":205,"format":71,"prompt":453,"answer":77,"correction":454,"rule":455,"tag":226},"pc-063","I am believing you now.","I believe you.","Believe is usually a state verb, so use present simple: I believe you.",{"id":457,"difficulty":205,"format":27,"prompt":458,"options":459,"answer":231,"rule":463,"tag":234},"pc-064","They ___ at a hotel this week while their home is repaired.",[231,460,461,462],"stay","stays","is staying","Use present continuous for a temporary arrangement this week.",{"id":465,"difficulty":205,"format":56,"prompt":466,"answer":467,"rule":470,"tag":234},"pc-065","Our teacher ___ (explain) the rule at the moment.",[468,469],"is explaining","'s explaining","Our teacher is singular; the explanation is happening now, so use is explaining.",{"id":472,"difficulty":205,"format":71,"prompt":473,"answer":8,"rule":474,"tag":211},"pc-066","I usually walk to work, but today I am cycling.","Usually walk is a habit; am cycling describes today's different action.",{"id":476,"difficulty":205,"format":27,"prompt":477,"options":478,"answer":479,"rule":483,"tag":211},"pc-067","He ___ the train at seven every morning.",[479,480,481,482],"catches","is catching","catch","catching","Every morning signals a habit, so use present simple: he catches.",{"id":485,"difficulty":205,"format":56,"prompt":486,"answer":487,"rule":489,"tag":145},"pc-068","What ___ (you \u002F do) right now?",[488],"are you doing","In a question, put are before you, then use the -ing form: are you doing.",{"id":491,"difficulty":205,"format":71,"prompt":492,"answer":77,"correction":493,"rule":494,"tag":226},"pc-069","She is having two brothers.","She has two brothers.","Have means possession here, so use present simple: she has.",{"id":496,"difficulty":205,"format":27,"prompt":497,"options":498,"answer":499,"rule":503,"tag":234},"pc-070","The weather ___ colder this week.",[499,500,501,502],"is getting","gets","get","are getting","Is getting describes a change in progress during this week.",{"id":505,"difficulty":205,"format":56,"prompt":506,"answer":507,"rule":510,"tag":234},"pc-071","I ___ (think) about changing my job these days.",[508,509],"am thinking","'m thinking","Think about can describe an active, temporary process, so am thinking works here.",{"id":512,"difficulty":205,"format":71,"prompt":513,"answer":8,"rule":514,"tag":226},"pc-072","The chef is tasting the sauce now.","Taste describes an action here, so is tasting is natural for what the chef is doing now.",{"how_to_play":516,"rule_intro":520,"rule_sections":521,"related_exercise_label":577,"faq":578},[517,518,519],"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.","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.",[522,535,545,555,565],{"heading":523,"body":524,"examples":525},"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.",[526,529,532],{"sentence":527,"note":528},"I am reading now.","I + am + reading",{"sentence":530,"note":531},"She is making lunch.","She + is + making",{"sentence":533,"note":534},"They are playing outside.","They + are + playing",{"heading":536,"body":537,"examples":538},"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.",[539,542],{"sentence":540,"note":541},"He is not working today.","He isn't working today.",{"sentence":543,"note":544},"We are not watching TV.","We aren't watching TV.",{"heading":546,"body":547,"examples":548},"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.",[549,552],{"sentence":550,"note":551},"Are you waiting for someone?","Are + you + waiting",{"sentence":553,"note":554},"What is she doing?","What + is + she + doing",{"heading":556,"body":557,"examples":558},"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.",[559,562],{"sentence":560,"note":561},"She walks to work every day.","Habit: present simple",{"sentence":563,"note":564},"She is walking to work today.","Temporary change: present continuous",{"heading":566,"body":567,"examples":568},"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.",[569,571,575],{"sentence":78,"wrong":76,"note":570},"They takes are.",{"sentence":572,"wrong":573,"note":574},"He is writing an email.","He is write an email.","Use the -ing form after is.",{"sentence":224,"wrong":223,"note":576},"Know is usually a state verb.","Present Continuous Exercises",[579,582,585,588,591],{"question":580,"answer":581},"Is this present continuous game free?","Yes. Play as many rounds as you like without an account.",{"question":583,"answer":584},"What level is the game for?","The main present continuous forms suit A1–A2 learners. Hard questions compare tenses and state verbs.",{"question":586,"answer":587},"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.",{"question":589,"answer":590},"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.",{"question":592,"answer":593},"Does the game save my score?","Your best Challenge score is stored in this browser. It is not added to your account.",[],{"es":596},"\u002Fes\u002Fjuegos\u002Fpresente-continuo",1791170993648]