～ている: Lingering Effect + もう・まだ

Introduction

In a previous lesson, we learned how ～ている is used to describe ongoing actions, whether they’re happening now, have been happening for a while, or are simply habits and frequent routines. This time, we’ll be adding another ている weapon to our arsenal that will make your Japanese sound top-notch! (Which will definitely give you even more cool points. *Wink*). We’ll be talking about how ～ている can also add a “lingering effect” to actions, and how our old pals, もう and まだ, work great with this conjugation too!

Still Thinkている Of A Header…

Structure:

Polite form:

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  Affirmative: て-form Verbいます

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  Negative: て-form Verbいません
  
  Example:
  → 雪ゆきが止やんでいます。
  ”The snow has stopped.”