Lesson uzbekistan’s pearl. The Ferghana valley

affirmative	Negative
interrogative
I am going	I am not going	Am I going?
You are going	You are not going	Are you going?
He, she, it is going	He, she, it is not going	Is he, she, it going?
We are going	We are not going	Are we going?
You are going	You are not going	Are you going?
They are going	They are not going	Are they going?

Note: alternative negative contractions: I’m not going, you’re not going, he’s not going, etc. I’m not going, you’re not going, he’s not going, etc.
Present continuous function
+to describe an action that is going on at this moment:
You are using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
+to describe an action that is going on during this period of time or a trend.
Are you still working for the same company?
More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
+to describe an action or event in the future, which has already been planned or prepared:
We’re going on holiday tomorrow. I’m meeting my boyfriend tonight.
Are they visiting you next winter?
+to describe a temporary event or situation:
He usually plays the drums, but he’s playing bass guitar tonight.
The weather forecast was good, but it’s raining at the moment.
I am replying to the letter as soon as I have the time.
I’m working in London for the next two weeks.
+to describe and emphasize something which happens again and again we use with “always, forever, constantly”
Harry and Sally are always arguing!
You’re forever complaining about your mother-in-law.
It’s always raining in London.
They are always arguing.
George is great. He’s always laughing.
+to describe a changing, growing, developing, or evolving situation.
Pollution is causing global warming.
They are hailing it is the new wonder drug.
A small acorn is growing into a great oak tree.
The children are growing up quickly.
The climate is changing rapidly.
Your English is improving.
BE CAREFUL! Some verbs are not used in the continuous from – see below:
Non-continuous verbs
Non-continuous verbs are that we do not normally use with continuous tenses. These “stative” verbs are about state, not action, and they cannot express the continuous or progressive aspect. The verbs in the list below are normally used in the simple form, because they refer to states, rather than actions or processes:
List of common verbs normally used in simple form:
+senses/perception: appear, feel, hear, see, seem, smell, sound, taste.
+opinion/thinking/mental states: assume, beleive, consider, doubt, feel(=think), find(=consider), suppose, think, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, understand, notice, forget.