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 What kind of car is the ethical motorist driving these days? 2 At quarter to nine I'm still sitting in traffic. 3 He's doing a Master's in the United States. 4 The summers are getting warmer. 5 I see they're digging up the road again. 6 She's buying a new laptop on Thursday. 7 He's always making fun of me. Something that is developing. Something happening again and again. Happening at the moment of speaking. Contrast to a previous state. Arranged future event. Something before and after a given time. Something temporary.