N5 grammar · Lesson 16

「〜ています」: doing now, and the resulting state

今いま、昼ひるご飯はんを食たべています。

Use 「〜ています」 for actions in progress, states left after an action, jobs and habits, and say what you haven’t done yet with 「まだ〜ていません」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Te form + 「います」: doing something now
  2. 02The state after an action: 「結婚けっこんしています」
  3. 03「知しっています」 and 「住すんでいます」
  4. 04Jobs and habits
  5. 05「もう〜ました」 and 「まだ〜ていません」

Practice

  • Match the Japanese to its meaning
  • Which meaning?
  • Choose the correct sentence
  • Choose the word for each blank
  • Change to 「〜ています」 or 「〜ていません」
  • Put the pieces in order

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