<p>Are you gaining weight?</p><p>I wonder why "present continuous" is used.<a class='_ac _lb' lightbox='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2730002.0_rt5qcqntts97.gif '><img class='_ac _di img-fluid' style='width:900px; height:inherit; background: inherit;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2730002.0_rt5qcqntts97.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2730002.0_rt5qcqntts97.gif' /></a></p>