Thursday, January 27, 2011

Lesson 27: Verbs -ru present continuous form

Vocabulary you will need for this lesson:

あなたのこと
あなた の こと
you (all of you, the entity of you)


いま
now

今日
きょう
today

について
に ついて
about

ずっと
all (ie, all the way, all the time, all day, all month, all my life, etc)

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In order to turn a dictionary form verb into the present continuous form we simply change "-ru" to "-teiru"

る → ている
In the examples below we use this form to express the present continuous tense.

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To change the verbs into the present continous form we change "-ru" into "-teiru"

える → えている

-ru ending verbs present continuous form:

着替える → 着替えている
きがえる → きがえている

考える → 考えている
考える → かんがえている

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Examples:

今、服を着替えているよ。
いま ふく を きがている よ
I am changing my clothes now.


今私はあなたのことについて考えている。
いま わたし は あなた の こと に ついて かんがえている
I am thinking about you now.

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Examples of the present continuous form to express the present perfect continuous tense:

今日、あなたのことについてずっと考えている。
きょう あなた の こと に ついて ずっと かんがえている
I have been thinking about you all day today

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