I'm Alice Bryant.

Do you ever get annoyed about something a person does or says often?

Well, we are all human, so more than likely, the answer is yes.

Sometimes English speakers use a continuous verb form to express annoyance about a repeated action or have it continuous.

Verbs are formed with the verb B plus a verb that ends in I N.

G.

Like this, he is looking at his phone.

You are asking for money in these examples.

The continuous verb form does not suggest anything unpleasant.

It simply states fax.

But when used with an adverb such as always or constantly, it shows that something happens all the time and that thing is annoying.

Here's what I mean.

He is always looking at his phone.

I never see him reading books.

You are constantly asking for money.

Sorry, I can't help this time.

Notice that in both examples, the speakers put the adverb between the B verb and the I N G verb.

We can also use the past continuous to express annoyance about past behavior like this.