Korean grammar · Level 2 · 2급
V-고 있다
Doing it now — and staying in a state
Taught in Level 2, Unit 9: I just moved house
the plain present (먹어요) cannot tell 'I eat' from 'I am eating'. In a room full of boxes you need to say what is going on right now.
Example
지금 저녁을 만들고 있어요.
I'm cooking dinner now.

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 2 Pass, opening soon · Level 2, Unit 9
I just moved house
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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