why are you bringing this up now vs why do you bring this up now

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Why are you bringing this up now?' is used when questioning someone's current action of bringing up a topic. 'Why do you bring this up now?' is used to question the habitual action of bringing up a topic at a particular time.

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why are you bringing this up now

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to question someone's current action of bringing up a topic.

This phrase is used to question someone's current action of bringing up a topic at the present moment.

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Why are you bringing this up now?
Why are you bringing this up again?
Why are you bringing up the Andrews Sisters now?
Why the hell are you bringing Aiden up now?
You bringing this up now so I'll forgive you for messing with my patient?
Wait. She's just bringing this up now?
What are you bringing this up for?
Everyone they're bringing up now is dead.
Okay, and you're bringing this up now because...?
So... why are you bringing this to me?
Why are you bringing this to me?
Bringing it up now, though, is great.
You're actually bringing this up right now?
Why are you bringing any of this up?
Why are you bringing any of this up?
What did Brendan have to gain by bringing it up now?
W-why are you bringing garbage to Ma?
Why are you bringing evening wear?
Why are you bringing baby in?
Why are you bringing up San Francisco?

why do you bring this up now

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to question the habitual action of bringing up a topic at a particular time.

This phrase is used to question the habitual action of bringing up a topic at a particular time, rather than questioning the current action.

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But why do you bring this up now?
I don't see why you bring this up now.
And to bring this up now when I am just about to do this smacks of nothing but professional jealousy.
I don't mean to hijack your meeting, but I have to bring this up now, because it affects our company's direction going forward.
Must you bring it up now?
But why would you bring that up now when we're supposed to be talking about...
I hate to bring this up now, but before you go there tonight,
Actually, I have something to bring up now regarding mom...
It is the subject of men's demands that it is necessary to bring up now.
I wish I didn't have to bring this up right now, but Jack told me about finding Don's gun the other day.
Why do you bring this to class?
Why do you bring this worker of evil before me?
Why bring that up now, Hermine?
Okay, we're just about to bring you up now, Alice.
I know a way to bring him up now.
I bring it up now because I discovered while racing against Hammond that he is actually Alain Prost.
Rosa, can you bring the girls up now?
Did you wait to bring this up until now because you thought it'd be harder for me to say no?
Yes. Yes, you can bring them up now.
Why bring that up now, Abed?

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why are you bringing this up now vs why do you bring this up now