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<p>
	The <strong>present continuous</strong> verb tense, or <strong>present progressive</strong>,
	is used to talk about actions that are ongoing or have not been completed. 
	<strong>They are eating lunch</strong> is an example of a sentence using this verb tense.
	In Japanese, verbs are conjugated to the present continuous with the pattern <strong>て-form + いる</strong>.
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	The <strong>present continuous</strong> can be negated by negating the <strong>いる</strong> ending. 
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	The <strong>past continuous</strong> is formed by simply putting the <strong>いる</strong> ending in the past tense.
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	You will find that the present continuous is often used in situations in Japanese where it would not be used in English and vice-versa.
	One of the most common examples of this is with the verb <strong><ruby>知si</ruby>る</strong>, which means <strong>to know</strong>.
	When making sentences like <strong>I know the answer</strong> or <strong>What do you know about computers?</strong>,
	you normally use the present continuous in Japanese. 
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	Sometimes the present continuous is even used for actions that are already completed.
	For example, this is the case with the verbs <strong>行く</strong> and <strong>来る</strong>.
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    In some cases the <strong>て-form + いる</strong> can also be used to describe a situation where we would use an adjective in English.
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The present continuous and past continuous

adjectival noun

adjectival phrase

adnominal

adverb

adverbial noun

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

case particle

compound

conjunction

conjunctive particle

discourse

discourse particle

expression

godan - group 1

group 3

hiragana character

hiragana writing

i-adjective

interjection

intransitive

itidan - group 2

kanji

kanji component

kanji writing

katakana character

katakana writing

na-adjective

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

pronoun

proper noun

reading vocabulary

sentence

suffix

transitive

verb

The verb to be

Hiragana 1

Kanji 1

Writing hiragana 1

Writing kanji 1

Hiragana 2

Kanji 2

The question particle か

Writing hiragana 2

This one and that one

Writing kanji 2

Reading exercise 1

Reading exercise 2

Hiragana 3

Negating nouns

Writing hiragana 3

The topic particle は

Kanji 3

The possession particle の

い-adjectives and な-adjectives

The subject particle が

Here and there

There is, there are

Writing kanji 3

Kanji 4

Group 1 verbs, direct and indirect objects

Group 2 verbs

Hiragana 4

Verbs in the past tense

Negating verbs

Invitations and the particle と

Negating past verbs

Writing hiragana 4

Reading exercise 3

Writing kanji 4

Reading exercise 4

Kanji 5

Nouns and the past tense

This and that

The group 3 verbs する and 来る

The discourse particles ね and よ

The location particles に and で

Hiragana 5

Writing hiragana 5

Writing kanji 5

The destination particles に and へ

Kanji 6

The origin particle から

Hiragana 6

Relative positions

Conjugating い-adjectives

Writing hiragana 6

Writing kanji 6

Hiragana 7

Writing hiragana 7

Kanji 7

Conjugating な-adjectives

How are you?

The particle も

The word ちょっと

Question	Answer
to fall (from the sky)	降ふるhuru
rain	雨あめame
grammar for indicating an ongoing state or action	〜て　いる〜te iru
It is not raining today.	今きょ日う　は　雨あめ　が　降ふって　いません。kyou ha ame ga hutte imasen.
start, beginning	開かい始しkaisi
It starts at 5 p.m.	開かい始し　は　午ご後ご　五ご時じ　です。kaisi ha gogo gozi desu.
light rain	小こ雨さめkosame
to start, to begin	開かい始しするkaisisuru
The rain has let up^{It has become light rain}. We are beginning.	小こ雨さめ　に　なりました。　開かい始しして　います。kosame ni narimasita. kaisisite imasu.
magazine	雑ざっ誌しzassi
I am reading a magazine.	私わたし　は　雑ざっ誌し　を　読よんで　います。watasi ha zassi wo yonde imasu.
karate	空から手てkarate
Jon was learning Karate in Japan	ジョン　は　日に本ほん　で　空から手て　を　習ならって　いました。zyon ha nihon de karate wo naratte imasita.
to know	知しるsiru
password	パスワードpasuwaado
Do you know the password?	パスワード　を　知しって　います　か。pasuwaado wo sitte imasu ka.
Didn't you know the password?	パスワード　を　知しって　いません　でした　か。pasuwaado wo sitte imasen desita ka.
to write	書かくkaku
(I) am writing a book.	本ほん　を　書かいて　います。hon wo kaite imasu.
England; United Kingdom, Britain	イギリスigirisu
She has gone to England. (and is still there)	彼かの女じょ　は　イギリス　に　行いって　います。kanozyo ha igirisu ni itte imasu.
Italy	イタリアitaria
He has come to Italy. (and is still here)	イタリア　に　来きて　います。itaria ni kite imasu.
Western style door	ドアdoa
The door is open.	ドア　が　開あいて　います。doa ga aite imasu.
suitcase	スーツケースsuutukeesu
The suitcase is open.	スーツケース　が　開あいて　います。suutukeesu ga aite imasu.

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