engels 1.3 present continuous

to indicate that something now working, use the-ing form in English (persent continuous). that looks like this: form of to be + verb +-ing.

i am playing soccer                              ik ben aan het voetballen.

is Robby playing the piano?                 is Robby piano aan het spelen?

      gewone zin                                      vraagzin                                              ontkenning

i                   am          walking                            am         i             walking?                                      i               am not             walking                  

you              are         sleeping                          are        you               sleeping?                               you           are not            sleeping

he,she,it      is            looking                            is       he,she,it          looking?                                 he,she,it     is not             looking

we               are          talking                            are        we                 talking ?                               we               are not           talking

you             are           playing                           are       you                 playing?                              you               are not           playing

theyn          are           cooking                          are       they               cooking?                              they              are not          cooking

at the-ing form you usually use the shortened forms of to be

mike's is doing his  homework                            mike is zijn huiswerk aan het maken

they aren't feeling well                                        ze voelen zich niet lekker