します、しています、しました。。。
Jan 18th 2011 11:57
I have a question, mostly regarding the first two. The third one is clearly past tense, but I'm a little fuzzy on the first two.
しています is like the present progressive in English, right? "I am doing..."
And します is like the simple present? "I do..." For example: On Friday, I do [something]. => 金曜日に[something]をします。
Am I getting this right or is it something else? Thanks in advance!
しています is like the present progressive in English, right? "I am doing..."
And します is like the simple present? "I do..." For example: On Friday, I do [something]. => 金曜日に[something]をします。
Am I getting this right or is it something else? Thanks in advance!
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します＝will(future)
This is easy explanation.
If it is not easy to understand, I'm sorry.
今、彼はゴルフをしています。［He is playing golf now. A present progressive]
彼はおとなしくしています。［He stays quiet. Expressing a state]
します is used for the simple present and for a future form:
金曜日にはいつもゴルフをします。［I play golf on every Friday. A simple present]
これからゴルフをします。［I'm going to play golf from now. A future form]
Thanks for your explanation. I think I get it now. :-)
しています is also an action incompleted but continues for a while.
These two are used in the presend and in the future.
Let's change these into the past tense.
本を読んだ： j'ai lu un livre.
本を読んでいた。： je lisais un livre.
"I am doing..."I have been doing( something)......it is not just "doing" It means you're still have been..
And します is like the simple present?I think します is should be future tense, because it means you're going to do something in the future or from now on.
These are grammatically must be future tense but we often use them like to do something just NOW.That's why it makes you a bit confused.