Learn Korean Progressive Tense Posted by Soo on Jan 19, 2015 in Uncategorized
When people talk with their friend on the phone, they usually ask each other what they are doing. In the situation, you would need to use progressive tense which is “~ing Form/ ~고 있다/go it da/” Verb stem + 고 있다 is conjugated. For instance, to eat/먹다 + 고 있다 = 먹고 있다 -> I am eating food/음식을 먹고 있어요/eum sik eul meok go it eo yo, so it is action that is currently happening. Let’s learn how to conjugate V.S. + 고 있다 by examples below.
놀다/to play/ nol da/ = 놀고 있다 -> 놀고 있어요.
만나다/to meet/man na da/ = 만나고 있다 -> 만나고 있어요.
보다/to watch/ bo da/ = 보고 있다 -> 보고 있어요.
듣다/to listen/ duk da/ = 듣고 있다 -> 듣고 있어요.
기다리다/to wait/ ki da li da/ = 기다리고 있다 -> 기다리고 있어요.
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