Question

Use both verbs __です and the TE form of verb +います to talk about yourself or a friend.

Could you give me an example on what to do?
@Vincent-Lyon.Fr

Answer 1

Up until now I've just been doing basic things this is just too complex for me I don't understand on how to use the ~te form of います

Answer 2

In English, you have two present tenses, simple and continuous: 'I do' vs. 'I am doing'.
V~て　います　is used to express the continuous form of the verb.

In the examples below, I will separate the V~て from the います, but it is usually spelt as one word.

I eat : たべます
I am eating : たべて　います (--> 食べています)

I go : いきます
I am going : いって　います

I speak : はなします
I am speaking : はなして　います

I drink : のみます
I am drinking :　のんで　います

I listen : ききます
I am listening : きいて　います

I watch : みます
I am watching :　みて　います

Besides, some verbs you may already know are in fact V~て　います forms.
I live in Tôkyô : とうきょうに　すんでいます　(original verb すみます)
I own a car : くるまを　もっています　(original verb もちます)

Now, this V~ています form has other uses in Japanese, such as the result of an action:
しります　gives しっています　which means 'I know', as the result of learning something at one point in time.