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At the office

Deze les is nog niet in jouw taal beschikbaar — hij wordt in het Engels getoond.

Woordenschat

  • 회의meeting
  • 이메일email
  • 보고서report
  • 동료colleague
  • 상사boss
  • 프로젝트project
  • 마감deadline
  • 컴퓨터computer
  • 전화phone
  • 점심시간lunch break
  • 지금now
  • 보통usually

The Progressive Tense: -고 있다

To say what someone is currently doing (right now), use verb stem + -고 있어요:

  • 일하다 → 일하고 있어요 (is working)
  • 먹다 → 먹고 있어요 (is eating)
  • 전화하다 → 전화하고 있어요 (is on the phone)

Examples:

  • 지금 회의하고 있어요. — I am in a meeting right now.
  • 동료가 보고서를 쓰고 있어요. — My colleague is writing a report.

지금 (now) vs 보통 (usually):

  • 지금 + progressive: describes what is happening at this moment
  • 지금 점심 먹고 있어요. — I am eating lunch right now.
  • 보통 + present tense: describes habits
  • 보통 8시에 출근해요. — I usually go to work at 8.

To ask what someone is doing right now: 지금 뭐 하고 있어요?

Uitdrukkingen

  • 지금 뭐 하고 있어요?What are you doing right now?
  • 회의하고 있어요.I am in a meeting
  • 이메일을 쓰고 있어요.I am writing an email
  • 마감이 언제예요?When is the deadline?
  • 보통 몇 시에 출근해요?What time do you usually go to work?
  • 상사한테 보고했어요.I reported to my boss
  • 오늘 야근해요.I am working overtime today

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • 지금 일해요
    지금 일하고 있어요

    지금 (right now) calls for progressive -고 있어요, not simple present

  • 저는 보고서를 쓰고 있습니다 지금
    지금 보고서를 쓰고 있어요

    지금 comes first as a time expression; order matters

  • 회의를 있어요
    회의하고 있어요

    회의 is a 하다 verb: 회의하다 → 회의하고 있어요

  • 보통 일하고 있어요
    보통 일해요

    보통 (usually) describes habits, use simple present not progressive

  • 마감이 있어요 언제?
    마감이 언제예요?

    Question word 언제 comes before the verb; use 예요 for identification

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