~ている。
~ている。
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
Expresses an action in progress (is doing), a state that remains as the result of a change (is on, is open), or a continuing state (lives in, works at).
Conjugation
Vて + いる: Vて + います(polite)
Examples
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ミラーさんは電話をかけています。
弟は部屋で本を読んでいます。
今、何をしていますか。
電気はまだ点いています。
今日は空が曇っていますね。
私は東京に住んでいます。
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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 私は東京に住みます。(meaning "I live in Tokyo")
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 私は東京に住んでいます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: To describe a current state, use 住んでいる. 住みます means "will live" or a general intention, not the state of living there now.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 窓が開けています。(meaning "The window is open")
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 窓が開いています。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: For the resulting state, use the intransitive verb 開く. 開けています means "someone is opening or keeping something open" and takes an object marked with を.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: まだ宿題をしません。(meaning "I haven't done my homework yet")
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: まだ宿題をしていません。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: "Not yet" is expressed with まだ + the negative of ている (していません). しません means "won't do" or "don't do (habitually)".
Key points
Use it for what is happening now, for states that remain after a change (点いている, 開いている), and for continuing states (住んでいる). The meaning depends on the verb: action verbs (読む, 食べる) are usually "in progress", while change verbs (つく, 開く) usually mean "in the resulting state". Vます alone usually means a habit or a future action, so it cannot describe what is happening now. Use まだ + ていません to say that something has not happened yet.
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