7c) Aspect:
always, constantly, continually, forever, perpetually1) Foley & Hall [chapters 1 - 3]
2) Ungerer [chapter 188, p. 131]
3) Swan [§ 452, p. 466]
{4) Lamprecht [§ 616, p. 220]}
When we want to emphasize that something is done repeatedly, we can use the present [or past] continuous with words like always, constantly, continually, forever, perpetually. Often we do this when we want to show that we are unhappy about it, including our own behaviour:
1) I'm always forgetting people's birthdays. It's so annoying. [Foley & Hall]
2) You’re always leaving your things lying about. I’m forever tripping over the lego bricks on the floor. [Ungerer]
3) I’m always losing my keys. [Swan]
{4) You’re continually finding fault with me. [Lamprecht]}
You’ll find a lot more [very telling] examples in the above-listed grammars.
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