היא הולכת לחנות עכשיו.

She is going to the store now.

Breakdown of היא הולכת לחנות עכשיו.

• היא: she
• עכשיו: now
• חנות: store
• ללכת: to go

Questions & Answers about היא הולכת לחנות עכשיו.

Why is there no separate word for is in this sentence?

In Modern Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.

So:

• היא הולכת literally looks like she going
• but it means she goes or she is going

This is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

Why is the verb הולכת?

Because Hebrew present-tense verb forms must agree with the subject in gender and number.

Here the subject is היא = she, which is:

• feminine
• singular

So the correct form is הולכת.

Compare:

• הוא הולך = he goes / is going
• היא הולכת = she goes / is going

Does הולכת mean goes or is going?

It can mean either one.

Hebrew present tense often covers both:

• simple present: she goes
• present continuous: she is going

In this sentence, עכשיו = now makes she is going now the most natural understanding.