The present continuous tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses. is used for temporary habits in the present, which may or may not actually be happening at the time of speakingA point of time at which an utterance is made..

I am staying in Paris until the end of the month.
Lucy is taking piano lessons these days.
At the moment I am living at my brother's.

The past continuous is used to express repeated or regular actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does somethings in the past which were temporary (temporary past habits):

At that time she was seeing him twice a week.
I was getting up at 5 am to be able to get to work by 6.