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～ています

ています

Ongoing action or resulting state

Verb て-form + いる／います

Two jobs in one form

Ongoing action: 今、雨が降っています。— It is raining now.
Resulting state: 結婚しています。— I am married (result of marrying).

Which one applies depends on the verb: momentary verbs (結婚する, 知る, 住む) read as states.

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