[JLPT grammar] What’s the difference between 食べています and 食べているところです?
Today I am going to share the Q&A quoted from my JLPT N5 course!
[Question]
Sensei,
What’s the difference between 食べています and 食べているところです?
Both describe an ongoing action…
[My Reply]
食べています
＝わたしは、今(いま)、食べています。
It just describes an action in progress.
食べているところです
＝今、食べていますから、ちょっとまってください。
It includes the feeling that it’s in progress now, so wait a minute. It emphasizes the progression of actions.
It is often used when we want to explain its condition.
e.g.
A: そろそろ行きましょうか。
B: 今ランチを食べているところなんです。10分待(ま)
A: Shall we get going?
B: I’m having lunch right now. Please wait 10 minutes
I hope my answer helps you.😊
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I will teach you until you get it!
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