Verb て います

Verb te imasu

JLPT N5 Neutral Chapter 13: The て-form, 2 of 4

Formation

Verb て-form + います

Express ongoing action or state; 'is doing', 'is doing (continuous)', 'has been doing'.

When to use

ている: an action in progress, or the state left by a change (結婚している).

Explanation

The て います grammar point is used to express an action that is ongoing, continuous, or has been happening. It is formed by conjugating the verb in its て-form and adding います. It can be translated as 'is doing', 'is doing (continuous)', or 'has been doing' in English.

Example sentences

Other forms

Resulting State (Is Doing / Has Been Done / In Advance)

Corpus examples (60)

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