-ing ている

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This is a very important grammar point.  It corresponds to the English "-ing" form

EAT  Arrow image EATING (now)
たべます Arrow image 食べて います

CONSTRUCTION: form + います or いる

Use this to describe things happening now.

今 あなた に 話して います。
ima anata ni hanashite imasu.

I am talking to you now.

今 ごはん を 食べて います。 
ima gohan o tabete imasu.

I am eating rice (food) now.

今 スカイダイビング を して います。
ima sukaidaibingu o shite imasu.

I am skydiving now.

To make a question just add か to the end. 

あなた は 勉強 して います か?
anata wa benkyou shite imasu ka?
Are you studying?

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And why is ni used there?

And why is ni used there?

"ima sukaidaibingu o shite

"ima sukaidaibingu o shite imasu"
Why is the particle o used here if it is a direct Object Marker?

verbs ending in -u or -ru

how would one conjugate a verb ending in -u or -ru to -teiru?

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Man, My friend and my sensei

Man, My friend and my sensei couldn't explain this part to me.
They made it quite confusing, but you just made it simpel and easy to understand.

Thanks a lot Oni!!!

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