Hi there,
While the sentence:
' She is always getting on my nerves!'
is a standard example of the Pres.Cont. tense used for expressing annoyance, the sentence:
'She is never paying attention to me'
sounds wrong to me.
1. Is it wrong?
2. If so, can we use the Pres.Cont. for expressing annoyance with the adverb 'always' only?
Thank you
While the sentence:
' She is always getting on my nerves!'
is a standard example of the Pres.Cont. tense used for expressing annoyance, the sentence:
'She is never paying attention to me'
sounds wrong to me.
1. Is it wrong?
2. If so, can we use the Pres.Cont. for expressing annoyance with the adverb 'always' only?
Thank you
Re: present continuous (progressive) for annoyance
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Hi there, While the sentence: ' She is always getting on my nerves!' is a standard example of the Pres.Cont. tense used for expressing annoyance, the sentence: 'She is never paying attention to me' sounds wrong to me. 1. Is it wrong? 2. If so, can we use the Pres.Cont. for expressing annoyance with the adverb 'always' only? Thank you |
For some reason, your sentence with 'never' would sound more natural with the simple present.
> She never pays attention to me.
As well, I think that 'present continuous' to express annoyance should collocate with the word 'always'.
Expressions for showing annoyance | ||
Oh, no! Bother! Damn! (some people may find this offensive) I can't believe it! Why does this always happen! | ||
For | goodness heaven's pete's pity's God's (some people may find this offensive) | sake! |
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