Why did Roger became willing to accept Mrs. Bates help (in the short story, "Thank You M'am")? 1.) no one ever taught him right from wrong
2) he knew it was a new opportunity to steal from her
3) he was poor and didn't have enough money or support to take care of himself
4) he was intrigued by her and wanted to find out more about her life

what is the context here? we need to know what story you're talking about : )

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.