[Common Mistakes] Various Ways of Using 〜ている
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Today, I am going to share a homework correction from my JLPT Course! The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?
[Student’s sentence]
銀行はもう閉まりました。
*ぎんこうはもうしまりました。
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[My correction]
銀行はもう閉まりました。
→ 銀行はもう閉まっています。
The bank is already closed.
The 〜ている form can be used to indicate the status of a result. In this case, the verb 閉まる (to close) in its 〜ている form shows that the bank is in a state of being closed.
The 〜ている form can be used to indicate both ongoing actions and the status of a result.
・閉まっています (ongoing action: “is closing”)
・閉まりました (the moment the action was completed)
・閉まっています (resulting state: “is already closed”)
Examples of 〜ている to indicate resulting states:
窓(まど)が開(あ)いています。
The window is open.
電気(でんき)がついています。
The light is on.
電気が消(き)えています。
The light is off.
I hope my explanation helps you.😊
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