Present Continuous

She is playing volleyball.

Japanese name: 現在進行形 (genzai shinkou-kei)

She is painting a picture.
Are you reading the newspaper now?

Present Continuous form, also known as Present Progressive, describes actions that are happening at the current moment. If a thing is currently occurring, it can be described with Present Progressive.

It’s constructed by adding –ing to the end of a verb. This construction is also used for gerunds, past progressive, and other grammar points, so make sure to correctly identify which of these forms you want to practice in an activity!

Sentence Arranging Game for JHS

Sentence arranging game based on the last few chapters of New Crown 1. Not New Crown specific though.
Present Continuous vs. Future Tense

Students realize the differences between the two grammar points
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅

New Horizon 1 (2021), Unit 8-11 Review Game
Sydney Royal Easter Show: Pumpkin Thief

Short logic puzzle using the present continuous form.
Cooking Hello Kitty Cards

Inspired by the "Cooking Hello Kitty" game posted by Victoria Young. Cards that can be used for the game as well as some changes have been made.
Christmas in the Park

A flexible busy scene poster. Play karuta, use with a worksheet, etc.
CIRCLE IT 'Present progressive'

Simple rock scissors paper pair activity
Guess Who Level Up

This is directly inspired/from user rebvandev's "Guess Who" activity. My JTE wanted it to be more difficult, so I added some more options.
ONE PIECE Race and Speak Game

Students work as groups. Get points by racing to speak the answers.
DARUMA Race and Speak Points Game

Students work as groups. Get points by racing to speak the answers.
Verb-ing Art

Zip file of about 55 illustrations portraying -ing.
Conjugation Charades

Play charades while Conjugating
Yet, Already, Just Puzzle Scramble

Students solve a puzzle and flip over the image to reveal a sentence. *Subtle Diversity: LGBT, Black, Hijabi, Tattoos*
Grammar in use(Present continous + Present simple)

This activity entails practical use of the former grammar points in conversation. It was a way for the 2nd graders to review what they learnt in 1st grade.
Guess Who

Inspired by the old board game Guess Who, students try to guess who their partner is before their partner guesses who they are. Grammar point used: present progressive
New Crown 3 - Grammar Review USE English

Get the students engaged and actively using English! Great for reviewing taught grammar!
Tic-Tac-Toe

Students practice speaking the grammar point while playing tic-tac-toe with a partner.
Uno Cards

Who doesn't love card games?
Tenses of the Verb Practice

The verbs in this PPT are from the back of the NEW CROWN 3 English textbook.
What is ~~ doing? Worksheet for "Park Life"

A worksheet to accommodate UonumaRobert's Park Life poster, which has a picture of people doing a variety of things at a park.
Up And Down

Students play a Snake & Ladders type of game while practicing present continuous form and also the past tense singular/plural forms.
Gesture Quiz Game

I usually use this gesture game to introduce present continuous.
What are animals doing GAME

A point get game for practicing the present progressive.
Continuous Guessing

This is a Guess Who-style game using cards and point tokens.
Charades

This activity practices the present progressive verb tense (verb + ing) and then plays a fun charades game.
Student Examples

Students answer questions about what other students are doing.
Cooking Hello Kitty

Students work in teams to read a crazy part-sentence, draw it and report back to the ALT/JTE.
Washing His Face

Students practice using present progressive sentences and reviewing
What Is Yoda Doing?

An information gap activity which can be played in pairs or a class where students find out what various characters are doing.
Monster Market

Students shop for monsters in this take of the classic shopping dialogue.
Mt Fuji School Trip

Students learn to buy what is necessary for their Mt. Fuji camping trip.
SLIDES and LADDERS

This is a modified Snakes and Ladders game to review grammar points for JHS first grade (in this version, VERB TENSES). Can be played with individual players or in groups.
Janken and Gesture Sign Collecting

A quick activity. it is useful for practicing present and past progressive.
SPACE WAR

A group power point game good for reviewing many lesson points.
What are they doing?

Students practice Present Progressive grammar by drawing two people and asking their classmates what they're doing.
Present continuous - I'm playing tennis.

An activity worksheet that practices presesent continuous, for example, "I'm eating ramen."
Do you have ESP?

Students test their classmates' powers of perception by drawing hidden shapes.
Park Life and others

Flexible posters and worksheets that can be used to practice present progressive, past progressive, reduced relative pronoun and so on.
Gestures and Janken Sign Game

A short sign game that works as a warm up when practicing present progressive questions.
The boy sleeping on his desk is...

Students try to identify the students of a class full of slackers by listening or reading to descriptions.

Top 5 activities

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅

New Horizon 1 (2021), Unit 8-11 Review Game
Tic-Tac-Toe

Students practice speaking the grammar point while playing tic-tac-toe with a partner.
The boy sleeping on his desk is...

Students try to identify the students of a class full of slackers by listening or reading to descriptions.
Park Life and others

Flexible posters and worksheets that can be used to practice present progressive, past progressive, reduced relative pronoun and so on.
Guess Who

Inspired by the old board game Guess Who, students try to guess who their partner is before their partner guesses who they are. Grammar point used: present progressive