Korean Present Progressive Practice Questions: -고 있어요 Exercises & Answers

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Time to put your skills to the test with these Korean present progressive practice questions! 😊 These exercises focus on the -고 있어요 structure, which you use to express ongoing actions in Korean (like “I am eating” or “she is studying”). If you need to review the grammar first, check out our main lesson linked below — then come back here to drill it!

If you need to recap the progressive tense then check out this post.

Activity 1

Conjugate the below verbs into the present progressive tense.

  1. 가르치다
  2. 노래하다
  3. 고르다
  4. 나가다
  5. 그리다

Activity 2

Conjugate the below verbs into the past progressive tense.

  1. 듣다
  2. 먹다
  3. 살다
  4. 팔다
  5. 오다

Activity 3

Conjugate the below verbs into the future progressive tense.

  1. 울다
  2. 보다
  3. 가다
  4. 놀다
  5. 공부하다

Activity 4

Fill the blanks with the correctly conjugated word.

  1. 어디 ____________? (어디 – where) Where are you going?
  2. 미안해요. 그때는 _____________. (미안해요 – I am sorry, 그 – that, 때 – time, 는 – topic marking particle) I am sorry. I was sleeping at that time.
  3. 지금 ____________. (지금 – now) I am eating now.
  4. 내일은 도서관에서 _____________. (내일 – tomorrow, 은 – topic marking particle, 도서관 – library, 에서 – location marking particle) I will be studying in the library tomorrow.
  5. 그래요. ___________. (그래요 – Ok) Ok. I am looking forward to it.
  6. 네. 지금 ___________. (네 – yes, 지금 – now) Yes. I am watching (it) now.
  7. 어제 친구들이랑 술 _____________. (어제 – yesterday, 친구 – friend, 들 – plural, 랑 – with, 술 – alcohol) I was drinking with my friends yesterday.
  8. 네. ___________. (네 – yes) Yes. I am listening.
  9. 선생님이 학생들 _____________. (선생님 – teacher, 이 – subject marking particle, 학생 – student, 들 – plural) Teacher is teaching the students.
  10. 너무 _____________. (너무 – a lot) I am worrying a lot.
  11. 한국에서 대학교 __________. (한국 – Korea, 에서 – location marking particle, 대학교 – university) I am attending university in Korea.
  12. 많이 __________. (많이 – a lot) (I) was thinking about it a lot.
  13. 내일 친구들이랑 __________. (내일 – tomorrow, 친구 – friend, 들 – plural, 랑 – with) I will be hanging out (playing) with my friends tomorrow,
  14. 집 ____________. (집 – house) I am cleaning my house.
  15. 제가 영국에서 ____________. (저 – I, 가 – subject marking particle, 영국 – England, 에서 – location marking particle) I am living in England.

Choose from the following words: 듣다, 자다, 가르치다, 살다, 걱정하다, 가다, 기대하다, 생각하다, 먹다, 공부하다, 놀다, 청소하다, 보다, 다니다, 마시다,

Activity 5

Listen to the below recording and write down the full sentence and translate to English/your own language (each sentence will be repeated twice). Go back to the lesson: Korean Present Progressive (-고 있어요). Also try: Can/Cannot Practice and Negative Sentences Practice.

Activity 1 Answers

  1. 가르치다 –> 가르치고 있어요 (Teaching)
  2. 노래하다 –> 노래하고 있어요 (Singing)
  3. 고르다 –> 고르고 있어요 (Choosing)
  4. 나가다 –> 나가고 있어요 (Going out/Leaving)
  5. 그리다 –> 그리고 있어요 (Drawing)

Activity 2 Answers

  1. 듣다 – 듣고 있었어요 (Was listening)
  2. 먹다 – 먹고 있었어요 (Was eating)
  3. 살다 – 살고 있었어요 (Was living)
  4. 팔다 – 팔고 있었어요 (Was selling)
  5. 오다 – 오고 있었어요 (Was coming)

Activity 3 Answers

  1. 울다 – 울고 있을 거예요 (Will be crying)
  2. 보다 – 보고 있을 거예요 (Will be watching)
  3. 가다 – 가고 있을 거예요 (Will be going)
  4. 놀다 – 놀고 있을 거예요 (Will be playing)
  5. 공부하다 – 공부하고 있을 거예요 (Will be studying)

Activity 4 Answers

  1. 어디 가고 있어요? (어디 – where) Where are you going?
  2. 미안해요. 그때는 자고 있었어요. (미안해요 – I am sorry, 그 – that, 때 – time, 는 – topic marking particle) I am sorry. I was sleeping at that time.
  3. 지금 먹고 있어요. (지금 – now) I am eating now.
  4. 내일은 도서관에서 공부하고 있을 거예요. (내일 – tomorrow, 은 – topic marking particle, 도서관 – library, 에서 – location marking particle) I will be studying in the library tomorrow.
  5. 그래요. 기대하고 있어요. (그래요 – Ok) Ok. I am looking forward to it.
  6. 네. 지금 보고 있어요. (네 – yes, 지금 – now) Yes. I am watching (it) now.
  7. 어제 친구들이랑 술 마시고 있었어요. (어제 – yesterday, 친구 – friend, 들 – plural, 랑 – with, 술 – alcohol) I was drinking with my friends yesterday.
  8. 네. 듣고 있어요. (네 – yes) Yes. I am listening.
  9. 선생님이 학생들 가르치고 있어요. (선생님 – teacher, 이 – subject marking particle, 학생 – student, 들 – plural) Teacher is teaching the students.
  10. 너무 걱정하고 있어요. (너무 – a lot) I am worrying a lot.
  11. 한국에서 대학교 다니고 있어요. (한국 – Korea, 에서 – location marking particle, 대학교 – university) I am attending university in Korea.
  12. 많이 생각하고 있었어요. (많이 – a lot) (I) was thinking about it a lot.
  13. 내일 친구들이랑 놀고 있을 거예요. (내일 – tomorrow, 친구 – friend, 들 – plural, 랑 – with) I will be hanging out (playing) with my friends tomorrow,
  14. 집 청소하고 있어요. (집 – house) I am cleaning my house.
  15. 제가 영국에서 살고 있어요. (저 – I, 가 – subject marking particle, 영국 – England, 에서 – location marking particle) I am living in England.

Activity 5 Answers

  1. 잘 알고 있어요 – I know very well (Fixed phrase)
  2. 여기서 기다리고 있어요. – I am waiting here.
  3. 한국어를 배우고 있어요. – I am learning Korean.
  4. 열심히 연습하고 있어요. – I am practicing diligently.
  5. 매일 운동하고 있어요. – I am working out every day.
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