Ongoing actions (være i gang med at)

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the craftsman
håndværkeren
in progress, underway (busy with + doing)
i gang
to renovate
renovere
The craftsman is in the middle of renovating the bathroom.
Håndværkeren er i gang med at renovere badeværelset.
to replace / to change, to switch
skifte
the wallpaper
tapetet
Yesterday he was in the middle of replacing the wallpaper.
I går var han i gang med at skifte tapetet.
She is in the middle of painting the wall.
Hun er i gang med at male væggen.
the board
brættet
Are you in the middle of cutting the board?
Er du i gang med at skære brættet?
the paintbrush
penslen
the paint roller
malerrullen
We use the paintbrush and the paint roller.
Vi bruger penslen og malerrullen.
the power drill
boremaskinen
the paint
malingen
The boy took the power drill and the paint.
Drengen tog boremaskinen og malingen.
We are in the middle of renovating the kitchen.
Vi er i gang med at renovere køkkenet.
I think that the craftsman replaced the wallpaper.
Jeg tror at håndværkeren skiftede tapetet.
to drill
bore
The woman is drilling into the board.
Kvinden borer i brættet.
He is in the middle of drilling with the new power drill.
Han er i gang med at bore med den nye boremaskine.
You must not paint with the old paintbrush.
Du må ikke male med den gamle pensel.
I cannot help you because I am in the middle of painting.
Jeg kan ikke hjælpe dig fordi jeg er i gang med at male.
The woman is in the middle of fetching the paint and the paint roller.
Kvinden er i gang med at hente malingen og malerrullen.
to be (in the middle of) doing
være ved at
I am in the middle of cooking.
Jeg er ved at lave mad.
She is in the middle of writing an email.
Hun er ved at skrive en e-mail.

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