Read the sentence from Part II of The Metamorphosis. He had thought that nothing at all remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway.

Which statement best explains the irony in this quotation?

Gregor’s sacrifice to his family had not been needed.
Gregor’s assumption about his family was incorrect.
Gregor’s financial situation was never questioned.
Gregor’s desire to help had never been appreciated.

fiction/fantasy

explanation:

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.

being untruthful

eating too much

overstaying one's welcom

this is that correct answer.