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Help the college freshman update her parents on her temporary living situation. Select ALL the sentences that correctly use the present continuous to describe temporary actions happening around now. Select all that apply.
The correct answers are I am sleeping on an air mattress until my bed arrives. and My roommate is currently learning how to cook edible pasta.
We use the present continuous (am/is/are + verb-ing) to talk about temporary situations and things happening around the present time, even if they aren't happening at this exact second! The simple present ("sleep" or "learns") is used for permanent habits or routines, not temporary ones.