Relier Pairs Verbs - Present ContinuousVersion en ligne Read the sentences that use the present continuous. Match the reason for using the present continuous with the sentences. par Fernando Benitez Leal 1 The summers are getting warmer. 2 She's buying a new laptop on Thursday. 3 He's always making fun of me. 4 At quarter to nine I'm still sitting in traffic. 5 He's doing a Master's in the United States. 6 I see they're digging up the road again. 7 What kind of car is the ethical motorist driving these days? Something that is developing. Contrast to a previous state. Happening at the moment of speaking. Something before and after a given time. Something happening again and again. Arranged future event. Something temporary.