Level 5Sportgrammar

Present Continuous — The Race That Reinvents Itself

Grammar: Present continuous

Free ESL grammar exercise on present continuous themed around the race that reinvents itself. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.

What's on this worksheet

A Level 5 (advanced) ESL grammar exercise on sport, practising present continuous. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.

From the reading

The organisers are pursuing several simultaneous reinventions. They are expanding the race's gender dimension, and its profile is growing rapidly.

Grammar

Action in progress now
Use present continuous for something happening at this moment. Pogačar is training with data tools unavailable to his predecessors.
Developing trend
Use it for trends around now, not just this second. The sport is becoming more data-driven every year.

Sample items

  1. Anti-doping authorities ______ their protocols across professional cycling.
  2. UAE Team Emirates ______ specialists from Formula One aerodynamics.
  3. The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift ______ its profile rapidly since 2022.

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