are doing
Tom e Mary stanno facendo colazione.
Tom and Mary are having breakfast.
Saibei e Ushitora stanno facendo a gara per avermi.
Saibei and Ushitora are competing to have me.
— La sfida del samurai (1961)
Ma si stanno facendo sentire, ministro.
But they are making themselves heard, Minister.
— No - I giorni dell'arcobaleno (2012)
Stanno facendo il loro lavoro.
They are doing their job.
Tom e Mary lo stanno facendo per conto loro.
Tom and Mary are doing it on their own.
Devono finire quello che stanno facendo.
They have to finish what they're doing.
Forse si sono decisi a muoversi, stanno facendo manovra.
Maybe they've finally decided to get moving; they're maneuvering.
— Duck, You Sucker (1971)
They are playing a game.