Present Continuous ESL Games, Worksheets and Activities
Fun Memory Game

Here is a rewarding present continuous pelmanism game to play in class. In pairs, students take turns turning over picture cards and making sentences in the present continuous about what's... read more
Get the Picture

In this free present continuous game, students ask and answer present continuous yes/no questions and make present continuous negative statements. The... read more
Guess Who

In this fun present continuous questions game, students use present continuous yes/no questions to guess who a partner is thinking about. One student... read more
Illustrations

In this amusing present continuous drawing game, students guess sentences from drawings. All the sentences are present continuous affirmative sentences beginning with 'He/She is...' or 'They are...' read more
Positives and Negatives

In this free present continuous worksheet, students use 20 verbs to complete positive and negative present continuous sentence pairs. Students begin by finding 20 verbs in a word search and writing... read more
Present Continuous Practice

Here is a useful present continuous worksheet to help students learn and practice affirmative and negative present continuous sentences. First, students read situations... read more
Sentence Scramble

In this engaging present continuous game, students complete and match sentence parts together to form present continuous sentences. In pairs, students complete sentence parts on the... read more
What are they doing?

This productive present continuous activity helps to teach students how to ask what people are doing and reply using the present continuous tense. To begin... read more
Guess what I'm doing

This lively present continuous miming game can be used with pre-intermediate students. The aim of the game is for the students in the teams to guess present continuous sentences from mimes. All the... read more
In the City

In this intriguing present continuous activity, students write present continuous sentences in English and their native language and then try to find matching translations that other students have written... read more
Let's Get Talking

In this interesting present continuous speaking activity, students practice forming, asking and answering present continuous conversation questions... read more
Present Continuous Essentials

This comprehensive present continuous worksheet helps students learn how the present continuous tense is used to describe temporary situations, unfinished actions happening now and future... read more
Present Continuous Party

In this enjoyable present continuous role-play activity, students assume the identity of someone at a party and talk about their current activities. Students... read more
Right or Wrong?

In this insightful present continuous board game, students try to recognize errors in present continuous affirmative and negative sentences. In groups of four, students write six present continuous... read more
Sketches

Here is an entertaining present continuous drawing game to help students practice present continuous yes/no questions and short answers. In teams... read more
What's happening in the classroom?

In this classroom-themed present continuous worksheet, students practice present continuous verb forms and sentences. First, students complete 12... read more
Where are we?

In this creative present continuous game, students write clues to describe what is happening in a particular place. Their classmates then listen to the clues and try to guess where they are... read more
Present Continuous Taboo

In this free present continuous game, students describe present continuous sentences for others to guess, without saying the sentence or using certain words. A student from Team A comes to the front of the class... read more