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