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A-ing (Progressive tense)
  1. A-ing (Progressive tense)
  2. Describes a state after the action A takes place.
  3. A is the subject's customary actions.
今いまク ッ キ ー を 焼やい て い る ん だ よ 。 
I'm baking cookies at the moment.
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今 、 夕 飯 を 食 べ て い ま す か ら 、 また あとで 電 話 を し て ください 。 
I'm eating dinner right now, so could you call me back later?
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私 は 、 ニューヨーク に 住 ん で い ま す 。 
I live in New York.
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妹 は 、 銀 行 に 勤 め て い ま す 。 
My younger sister works for a bank.
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弟 は 、 今 テ レ ビ ゲ ー ム を しています 。 
My brother is playing video games now.
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家 族 は こちら に 向 か っ て います 。 
The family is heading this way.
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彼 は 今 、 走 っ て い ま す 。 
He is running now.
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最 近 は 遊 ん で ばかり いて 、 勉 強 を し て い ま せ ん 。 
Lately I've only been playing and not studying.
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今 電 車 に 乗 っ て い る か ら 、 あとで 掛 け 直 し ま す 。 
I'm on the train right now, so I'll call you again later.
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も し も し 、 今 何 してる ？ 
Hello, what are you doing right now?

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AVerb: て-form
いる
Basic Examples:
食べている (to be eating)

書いている (to be writing)

Notes

This usage of ~ている shows action in progress, that is, actions that do not end after a moment.

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今 、 夕 飯 を 食 べ て い ま す か ら 、 また あとで 電 話 を し て ください 。 
I'm eating dinner right now, so could you call me back later?

1. （これから）食べる = まだ食べていない。 (I haven't yet eaten)
2. （今）食べている。 (I am in the process of eating)
3. （もう）食べた。 (The action of eating is finished)

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looh
Level: 14
(13 years ago)
The　ている construction is often shortened to てる colloquially. You can also shorten ています to てます, but if you're already being polite you'd probably want to say the full thing anyway.

Example:
弟は、今テレビゲームをしている。→　弟は、今テレビゲームをしてる。
弟は、今テレビゲームをしています。→　弟は、今テレビゲームをしてます。
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Describes a state after the action A takes place.
  1. A-ing (Progressive tense)
  2. Describes a state after the action A takes place.
  3. A is the subject's customary actions.
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忘 れ て た ！ テ レ ビ は まだ ついている 。 
Ah, I forgot! The TV is still on.
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あ っ ！ 窓 が まだ 開 い て い ま す ！ 閉 め て ください 。 
Ah! The window is still open. Please close it.
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事 故 の 原 因 は 、 すでに 分 か っ て い ま す 。 
I already know the cause of the accident.
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道 で 、 たぬき が 死 ん で い ま し た 。 きっと 車 に 撥 ね ら れ た の で し ょ う 。 
A raccoon dog (tanuki) was dead on the street. It must have been hit by a car.
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父 は 太 っ て い ま す 。 
My father is overweight.
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妹 は 結 婚 し て い ま す 。 
My younger sister is married.
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彼 女 は 子 供 が 産 ま れ て 喜 ん で い ま す 。 
She is delighted to have had a child.
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きっと 彼 は 知 っ て い る か ら 、 聞 い て み よ う 。 
I'm sure he knows, so let's ask him.
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今日 は 空 が 曇 っ て い ま す ね 。 
Today's sky is cloudy.
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昨日 は 晴 れ て い ま し た が 、 今日 は 雨 で す 。 
Yesterday was clear, but today is rainy.
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昨日 の 洗 濯 物 は まだ 濡 れ て い る 。 
Yesterday's laundry is still wet.
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電 気 は まだ ついている は ず だ 。 
The lights should still be on.

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Notes

This usage of ~ている only shows a state, so it cannot show action or motion. Note the time progression that results in the following sentences.

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道 で 、 たぬき が 死 ん で い ま し た 。 きっと 車 に 撥 ね ら れ た の で し ょ う 。 
A raccoon dog (tanuki) was dead on the street. It must have been hit by a car.

1. (これから）死ぬ = 今は生きている。 (The dog is still living)
2. 死にました。 (This is an instantaneous change in state from living to dead)
3. （ずっと／今も）死んでいる。 (The result of the change still exists, as the dog is still dead)


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事 故 の 原 因 は 、 すでに 分 か っ て い ま す 。 
I already know the cause of the accident.

1. (これから）分かる = 今は分からない。 (You don't yet know the cause)
2. 分かりました。 (This is an instantaneous change in state from not knowing to knowing)
3. (今は）分かっている。 (You found out and are still in a state of knowing the cause.)

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looh
Level: 14
(13 years ago)
The　ている construction is often shortened to てる colloquially. You can also shorten ています to てます, but if you're already being polite you'd probably want to say the full thing anyway.

Example:
父は太っている。→　父は太ってる。
父は太っています。→　父は太ってます。

All the conjugations are the same, just without the extra い.

雨が降っていた。 -> 雨が降ってた。 It had been raining.
雨が降っていない。 -> 雨が降ってない。It did not rain.
雨が降っていなかった。 -> 雨がふってなかった。It had not been raining.
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A is the subject's customary actions.
  1. A-ing (Progressive tense)
  2. Describes a state after the action A takes place.
  3. A is the subject's customary actions.
暇ひまな 時ときは 本ほんを 読よん で い る 。 
I read books when I have free time.
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暇 な 時 、 いつも イ ン タ ー ネ ッ ト を しています 。 
I always use the internet when I have free time.
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私 は 、 毎 朝 CNN ニ ュ ー ス を 見 て い ま す 。 
I watch the CNN news every morning.
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私 は 毎 日 、 野 菜 を 食 べ て い ま す 。 
I eat vegetables every day.
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私 は いつも テ レ ビ を 見 て くつろいでいます 。 
I am always relaxing and watching TV.
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２ 年 間 、 この 手 帳 を 使 っ て い ま す 。 
I have been using this notebook for 2 years.
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毎 日 バ ス に 乗 っ て い る 。 
I ride the bus every day.
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日 曜 日 は バ イ ト を しています よ 。 
I have a part-time job on Sundays.

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Notes

This form of ~ている is often used with repetitive time nouns such as いつも, 毎日, 毎週, etc.

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looh
Level: 14
(13 years ago)
The　ている construction is often shortened to てる colloquially. You can also shorten ています to てます, but if you're already being polite you'd probably want to say the full thing anyway.

Example:
暇な時、いつもインターネットをしている。→　暇な時、いつもインターネットをしてる。
暇な時、いつもインターネットをしています。→　暇な時、いつもインターネットをしてます。
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chibistar
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In the model sentence 「いもうとは、ぎん行でつとめています。」”My younger sister works for a bank", the particle に would read better than で concerning the verb つとめる. Thus, 「いもうとは、ぎん行につとめています。」
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Thanks so much for catching that! Fixed it :)
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looh
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The　ている construction is often shortened to てる colloquially. You can also shorten ています to てます, but if you're already being polite you'd probably want to say the full thing anyway.
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You should stick it in as a 'usage note' so you get credit for it! Since this page has three meanings that would all benefit from your notes, making 3 identical usage notes is completely acceptable.
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宮本勝利
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The title on this page itself is fine, but on the main grammar library page, this pattern shows up as て居る. Again, I'm aware that いる uses the kanji 居る, but when combined with て-form, I'm pretty sure it's almost always written in kana.
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Fixed!
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beckyr16
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The first usage reads "Describes a state after the action A takes place." I learned that it was used as a state of being. I am . . . married, short, tall, hot, cold. Is that right?
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The first case (married), occurs after something takes place (marriage). Could you give me an example of those other states you gave, used in ている form?
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beckyr16
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When I learned them the first time, I guess it was things like marriage, death, etc. I think maybe I just hadn't connected the two. Thanks for asking :)
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Definitely look under the 'notes' section on that first meaning - The way it shows the three 'stages' of an action (like dying) made it really clear for me when I first read it :)
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モモ姫
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Just noticed a typo- "Progessive tense" should be "Progressive tense".
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Thanks so much! Fixed it.
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Takana
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ありがとうございます :D :D
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ポリナ
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I just came across another usage of ている-form as a description of constante state (not action, as in the examples above). I don't think this usage is covered by the explanations above so I'll put it down here. ている-form in this case describes the constant state of things, the way they were from the very beginning. For example "彼女はクラウデぃア・シファーに似ています" She looks like Claudia Schiffer (she did't start looking like Schiffer two days ago, but she always looked like her). この道は曲がっています。 This street has a turn (?? not sure how to put this in English). Here again, this street has always been this way and didn't get this turn in the course of time. So far though, I came across only two verbs that can be used in this way. Probably someone else here knows more of them?
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If fits under the first definition, except that the first one is a bit too restrictive and doesn't allow these examples. The second one actually does fit in - whoever made the road originally curved it during construction (the action), leaving it in a curved state. 似ています....that one doesn't, though. Let me think on it.
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