The simplest to understand use of the ている-form is to describe actions in progress, such as the actions depicted in the pictures on this page. We make these sentences by attaching the helping verb ‘いる’ to the end of the て-form of the verb.

The woman in the first picture is making a call. We answer as follows:
女の人は電話をかけています。
（女の人はでんわをかけています。）

The simplest to understand use of the ている-form is to describe actions in progress, such as the actions depicted in the pictures on this page. We make these sentences by attaching the helping verb ‘いる’ to the end of the て-form of the verb.

The woman in the second picture is drinking alcohol. We answer as follows:
女の人はお酒を飲んでいます。
（女の人はおさけを飲んでいます。）

The simplest to understand use of the ている-form is to describe actions in progress, such as the actions depicted in the pictures on this page. We make these sentences by attaching the helping verb ‘いる’ to the end of the て-form of the verb.

The woman in the third picture is eating dinner. We answer as follows:
女の人は晩ご飯を食べています。
（女の人はばんごはんを食べています。）

The simplest to understand use of the ている-form is to describe actions in progress, such as the actions depicted in the pictures on this page. We make these sentences by attaching the helping verb ‘いる’ to the end of the て-form of the verb.

The woman in the fourth picture is taking a picture of a flower. We answer as follows:
女の人は花の写真を撮っています。
（女の人ははなのしゃしんをとっています。）

The simplest to understand use of the ている-form is to describe actions in progress, such as the actions depicted in the pictures on this page. We make these sentences by attaching the helping verb ‘いる’ to the end of the て-form of the verb.

Instead of ‘と,’ we could mark ‘友達（ともだち）’ with ‘に’ to indicate that the woman is talking ‘to’ her friend instead of ‘with’ him.

The woman in the fifth picture is talking with a friend. We answer as follows:
女の人は友達と話しています。
（女の人はともだちとはなしています。）