V+ 고 있다 [Korean Grammar] 

 November 2, 2023

By  Uruba Kashish

Let's learn how to use "V+ 고 있다 [Korean grammar]and make some example sentences.

V+고 있다 (Korean Grammar)

USE:

V+고 있다 Korean grammar pattern is used to make continuous verb ending which shows that some action is going on currently.

CONJUGATION RULE:

V+고 있다 grammar is used with verbs. The first step of ‘V+고 있다’ conjugation is to remove ‘다’ from the base form of the verb.

  •  Take the stem of the verb and directly add 고 있다 to that.

So let's take a verb 먹다(to eat). if you remove 다 from 먹다, 먹 (stem) is left. And then, Directly add 고 있다 to it.

so it becomes 먹고 있다.

"V+ 고 있다" can be used in the present, past and the future:

Let's take a common example to understand it better.

" 책을 읽다" when you conjugate it with V+고 있다 grammar it become 책을 읽고 있다.

Now let's make the same sentence in present, past and future tenses.

-고 있다- PRESENT TENSE:

When an action is in progress sometimes in the present, '고 있어요' is used.

  • 책을 읽고 있어요. (I’m reading a book.)
-고 있다- PAST TENSE:
when the action was in progress sometimes in the past, '고 있었어요' is used.
  • 책을 읽고 있었어요. (I was reading a book.)
-고 있다- FUTURE TENSE:

when an action will be in progress sometimes in the future, ‘고 있을 거예요’ is used.

  • 책을 읽고 있을 거예요. (I will be reading a book.)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

  • 밥을 먹고 있어요. (I am eating food.)
  • 짐에 가고 있어요. ( I am going home.)
  • 아제 숙제 하고 있었어요. (I was doing my Homework yesterday.)
  • 요리를 하고 있었어요. (I was cooking.)
  • 주말에는 여행을 하고 있을 거예요. ( I will be travelling on weekend.)
  • 다음 주 화요일에 시험을 보고 있을 거예요. ( I'll be giving exam on next Wednesday.)

Uruba Kashish


Uruba Kashish completed her schooling in Commerce, bachelor's in English literature& Education. Currently doing her Masters in Translation studies (MATS). She is working as a Educational content writer with reputed websites like LKI, Annyeong India & TOPIK Guide. She is a Korean language and culture enthusiast and has been working across multiple disciplines which broadly addresses narratives of similarities between Korean and Indian culture. Apart from being a content writer at LKI, she is a Korean language Instructor at LKI. She has had her pieces published in TOPIK GUIDE and Annyeong India websites as well. In her other life, she is a rising entrepreneur, life enthusiast and a learner and is involved with multiple Korean-Indian projects.

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