🇬🇧 English A2: Present Continuous (What Are You Doing Now?)

Present continuous in English: what this English lesson covers

This free interactive A2 lesson in the Mondosol English course teaches present continuous in English: I’m cooking, he’s running, she is reading, they are playing, What are you doing? and Are you listening? Everything runs in your browser, so you can practise anywhere.

What you will learn

• I’m cooking — happening right now
• He’s running — he is running now
• She is reading a book — she is reading now
• They are playing football — they are playing now
• What are you doing? — a question about now
• It’s raining — rain falling now
• I’m not sleeping — negative
• Are you listening? — a yes/no question

Practice questions

1. Choose the correct sentence. Options: She reading a book, She is reading a book, She reads now a book.
2. Which spelling is correct? Options: He is running, He is runing, He is runnning.
3. A friend asks ‘What are you doing?’ You are cooking. You say. Options: I cook, I am cook, I’m cooking.
4. Which question is about right now? Options: Did you listen, Are you listening, Do you listened.

How the lesson works

Each card shows one word or phrase with a picture cue and a short explanation; tap it to hear the English. Then you learn by doing: listen and tap the right picture, match pictures with words, say it out loud, answer a short quiz where a wrong answer costs a heart, build a sentence and listen and type. At the end you earn Mondi, keep your daily streak alive and can practise your mistakes or restart the lesson.

Why the present continuous matters

The present continuous is how you talk about now: on the phone, in messages, at a café. With am, is or are plus a verb ending in -ing you can say what you are doing, ask others, and describe the weather outside your window.

Keep going

Ready for more? Go back to the full English course to pick your next lesson, or browse all Mondosol courses. For an authoritative reference, see the Cambridge Dictionary.