V+ 고 있다 [Korean Grammar] 

Let’s learn how to use Korean grammar “V+ 고 있다” and make sentences with some examples.

USE:

V+ 고 있다 Continuous verb endings in Korean language indicate that an action is taking place at the moment.

CONJUGATION RULE:

V+고 있다 grammar is used with verbs. The first step of ‘V+고 있다’ conjugation is to remove ‘다’ from the base form of the verb.

•  Take the stem of the verb and directly add 고 있다 to that.

So let’s take a verb 먹다(to eat). if you remove 다 from 먹다, 먹 (stem) is left. And then, Directly add 고 있다 to it.

so it becomes 먹고 있다.

“V+ 고 있다” CAN BE USED IN THE PRESENT, PAST AND THE FUTURE:

Let’s take a common example to understand it better.

” 책을 읽다” when you conjugate it with V+고 있다 grammar it become 책을 읽고 있다.

Now let’s make the same sentence in present, past and future tenses.

-고 있다- PRESENT TENSE:

When an action is in progress sometimes in the present, ‘고 있어요’ is used.

• 책을 읽고 있어요. (I’m reading a book.)

-고 있다- PAST TENSE:

when the action was in progress sometimes in the past, ‘고 있었어요’ is used.

• 책을 읽고 있었어요. (I was reading a book.)

-고 있다- FUTURE TENSE:

when an action will be in progress sometimes in the future, ‘고 있을 거예요’ is used.

• 책을 읽고 있을 거예요. (I will be reading a book.)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

• 밥을 먹고 있어요. (I am eating food.)
• 짐에 가고 있어요. ( I am going home.)
• 아제 숙제 하고 있었어요. (I was doing my Homework yesterday.)
• 요리를 하고 있었어요. (I was cooking.)
• 주말에는 여행을 하고 있을 거예요. ( I will be travelling on weekend.)
• 다음 주 화요일에 시험을 보고 있을 거예요. ( I’ll be giving exam on next Wednesday.)