# 99 Learn Japanese - ～ところです（Verb dictionary form + ところです、Verb - ている+ ところです、Verb - たform + ところです）

Why not starting by learning the basic Japanese grammar? In this video, you will learn ～ところです（Verb dictionary form ところです、Verb - ている ところです、Verb - たform ところです）... in the most easiest way. ==================================================== ◆italki◆ If you would like to have an online lesson, please register from here! ◆Facebook◆ Please follow my Facebook Page! ◆Instagram◆ @masasensei ==================================================== ところmeans location, but in this lesson, it acts as a perfunctory noun to indicate some particular time situation. It illustrates at what stage the subject stands in the process of the action at the time of speech. 1. Verb dictionary form ところです ““Be about to do…“ It indicates that the situation is right before the action will be performed.“   田中さんはご飯（はん）を 食べるところです。 田中さんはいまからご飯（はん）を 食べるところです。 私はこれから買（か）い物（もの）に 行（い）くところです。 勉強（べんきょう）