2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

* Agar fe’limizning oxiri –ie harflariga tugaydigan bo’lsa –ing ni qo’shganimizda –ie harflari tushib qolib –y ga o’zgartiriladi –y + ing.
Lie – lying, die – dying
Use – ishlatilishi
Biz quyidagi holatlarda Present Continuous ni ishlatamiz:
* Hozir sodir bo’layotgan ish-harakatlarga Present Continuous ni ishlatamiz.
He is reading a book right now. – U hozir kitob o’qiyapti.
* Vaqtinchalik ish-harakatlarga hozirni atrofida bo’layotgan ish harakatlarga, ish harakat hozir sodir bo’layotgan bo’lishi shart emas, bu degani ish –harakat boshlanishga boshlangan-u lekin ohirigacha yetmaganligini ifodalaydi.
She is practicing for a concert these days. (she’s not practicing right now: she’s resting)
U shu kunlarda konsertga tayyorgarlik ko’rayapti. ( U hozir tayyorgarlik ko’rmayapti: u dam olyapti)
* Biz “always” ravishi bilan Present Continuous ni ishlatamiz, judayam tez-tez sodir bo’ladigan ish-harakatlarga qaysilargaki o’zimizning jaxlimiz chiqqanligini ifodalaganimizda yoki tanqid qilganimizda.
You’re always interrupting me! (annoyance) - Siz har doim meni bo’lasiz. (Jaxl chiqishi)
* Yaqin kelajakka rejalashtirilib qo’yilgan ish-harakatlarga nisbatan Present Continuous ni ishlatamiz.
He is flying to Milan in an hour. (it’s been arranged) - U 1 soatdan keyin Milanga uchib ketmoqchi. (Bu narsa rejallashtirilib qo’yilgan).
Time Expressions – Vaqt iboralari.
Present Continuous bilan ishlatiladigan vaqt iboralari quyidagilardir:
Now – hozir, at the moment – hozir ayni vaqtda, these days – shu kunlarda, at present – hozir, always – har doim, tonight – bugun kechki payt, still – haligacha va hokozolar.
Short answers – Qisqa javoblar
Qisqa javoblarda biz Yes yoki No so’zlarini ishlatamiz, kerakli kishilik olmoshini va yordamchi fe’l “to be” ni. Biz qisqa javobda asosiy fe’lni ishlatmaymiz -ing ni ham.
Are you leaving? Yes, I am./ No, I am not.
Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t.
Is he/she/it leaving? Yes, he/she/it is./No, he/she/it isn’t.
Are they leaving? Yes, they are. /No, they aren’t.