How do you express present continuous tense in Korean?

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present continuous:  AVst~고 있어요.

past continuous: AVst~고 있었어요.

(example)
미선 씨가 교실에 들어왔을때는 제가 점심을 먹고 있었어요.
    --> When Miseon entered the classroom I was eating my lunch.

I hope it helps.

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two grammar

one is - 고 있다

another is - 아/어/여 있다

- 고 있다 often use in sentence with " N-을/를"

- 아/어/여 있다 often use in sentence without "N-을/를"

for example:

지금 제가 밥을 먹고 있어요.

I'm eating rice now.

지금 제가 의자에서 앉아 있어요.

I'm sitting on the chair.

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