Lesson 1 · N5 Beginner

Lesson 14: Present Continuous & State with ~ています (~Te Imasu)

Learn how ~ています expresses ongoing actions (is doing) as well as continuous states (is married, lives in Kathmandu, knows).

15 min Reading + Practice N5 Beginner

1. Ongoing Action (Action in Progress)

今、ご飯を食べています。 (Ima, gohan o tabete imasu.) → I am eating a meal right now.
雨が降っています。 (Ame ga futte imasu.) → It is raining.

2. Continuous Resulting State

カトマンズに住んでいます。 (Katomanzu ni sunde imasu.) → I live in Kathmandu.
結婚しています。 (Kekkon shite imasu.) → I am married.
知っています。 (Shitte imasu.) → I know.

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