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JLPT N5 Grammar

ている

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N5 · Other · te-form verb + いる

ongoing action, continuing state, or resulting state

te-form verb + いる

ている can show an action in progress or a state that remains after an action.

結婚している and 知っている describe states; 走っている describes an ongoing action.

妹は今、部屋で宿題をしています。

My younger sister is doing homework in her room now.

Do not translate every ている as 'is doing'; sometimes it means 'is in a state of...'

First decide whether the action is ongoing or the result remains.

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