Ismiled to myself as i remembered the game that made me a star ten years ago . . the rain was pouring down as i stepped out onto the football field. it was the last game of the season, and we had yet to lose a game. today might be different. we were playing the state champions, and they were undefeated. i took a deep breath and fastened my helmet. the game was about to begin.

what is the conflict in this selection?

a. it is the last game of the season.
b. the team has won all its games.
c. the weather is rainy.
d. the team is playing the state champions.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

i would have to say "a" or "d".