喫茶店はもう閉まっています。[閉まる]
The coffee shop is already closed. (The coffee shop has been closed and stays closed.)
Why is this います and not いました?
Isn’t it past tense?
This is from Log in - Japanese Grammar Explained | Bunpro
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If it was past tense the sentence would be “The coffee shop was already closed.”
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Thank you!
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Just to add on, it’s います because the shop is presently closed (currently closed), or in a state of being closed. That is a present tense condition, so the sentence needs to be in present tense.
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