YOU SAID:
I'm here instead of studying for exams.
INTO JAPANESE
私は試験のために勉強する代わりにここにいる。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I am here instead of studying for the exam.
INTO JAPANESE
私は試験のために勉強する代わりにここにいます。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I am here instead of studying for the exam.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.