Google
English-Test.net
Find penpals and make new friends today!
 
in what way?
until
except
however
whether
Free TOEIC test: Free word games online: Verb Adjective Noun Game Answer
Dictionaries   TOEIC   TOEFL   GMAT   SAT   GRE   MCAT   PCAT   ASVAB   Interviews
Tests   Grammar   Articles   Stories   Shop   Services   English for winners   Speaking
Home   Top 100   Start your FREE email English course now!   Audio Lessons   Jobs
 
Username
Password
 Remember me? 
Search   FAQ   Memberlist   Profile   Private messages   Register   Log in 

Difference between: You always say and You are always saying



 
ESL/EFL Worksheets and Handouts for Students Printable, photocopiable, clearly structured
Designed for teachers and individual learners
For use in a classroom, at home, on your PC
ESL Forums | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
What's the damage | Is "five of" a correct time?
Listening exercises
Message
 Author
Difference between: You always say and You are always saying #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:16 pm   Difference between: You always say and You are always saying		  
Hi,
In the example the sentence goes:
That's what you always say.
But I've read that we should use the present continuous tense with the word always. For example:
He is always complaining about the weather.
So could it be here: That's what you are always saying?
Am I right or wrong? Please explain it to me.
Pivosz
I'm new here and I like it ;-)


Joined: 16 May 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Poland
Difference between: You always say and You are always sa #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:48 pm   Difference between: You always say and You are always sa		  
pivosz wrote:
In the example the sentence goes:
That's what you always say.

This is correct. It means that it's your habit to say that.
pivosz wrote:
But I've read that we should use the present continuous tense with the word always. For example:
He is always complaining about the weather.
So could it be here: That's what you are always saying?
Am I right or wrong? Please explain it to me.

When you use the present continuous with "always", it means you are complaining about a situation that repeats itself all the time.

For example:
"I'm always losing my keys!" (You are upset and complaining because you lose your keys frequently.)
"He's always putting his shoes on the sofa!" (Someone is angry because he always gets the sofa dirty.)
"Polish students are always misusing the present continuous." (I am irritated because my students from Poland very frequently use the present continuous in the wrong places. The sentence doesn't really mean that they do it every time, but that they do it enough to bother me.)
"That's what you're always saying." (You never stop saying that! I think you're wrong, and you should stop saying that.)

The biggest problem with this for students from Poland and other Slavic countries is that they get English simple and continuous tenses mixed up with their own perfective (dokonany) and imperfective (niedokonany) aspects, and they are not equivalent.
Jamie (K)
I'm a Communicator ;-)


Joined: 24 Feb 2006
Posts: 5332
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Sign up for FREE and explore English! Click to subscribe to email English courseAre you a native speaker of English? Then you should read this!Learn some cool expressions in the following cool storyEnglish grammar exercises — improve your English knowledge and vocabulary skills
Display posts from previous:   
What's the damage | Is "five of" a correct time?
ESL Forums | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms Difference between: You always say and You are always saying All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1
Latest topics on ESL EFL Forums

Start FREE email English course now!
Join more than 100,000 learners!
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield • Difference between 'talking books' and 'audio books' • Meaning of scaled-back • Provocative vs. provoking • Suffixes (-ing, -ive, -ivities) • 'remembered to do' vs. 'remembered doing' • What's the difference between 'fit' and 'suit'? • Word usage (for vs. because) • Sentence structure (adverb; modifying the verb) • Meaning of the word "ultramundane" • The term "pappenheimer"? • Transnational vs. international • 'I was said' vs. 'I was told' • Two cents in it • The meaning of: Am I in the way? • How do you define 'sexist language'? (words like man, himself, the worker, etc.) • Meaning of 'structured to suction and rebound' • Phrase 'the court has appointed me your public defender' • Difference between: You always say and You are always saying

Discover English-test.net
List of synonyms of walk • Meaning of "plain paper" • Expression: "The distance between the two ends is as mush as Tom and me...' • Usage of the word 'picture': The best of all pictures of my three good friends. • MCAT practice test: ESL English Vocabulary: Noun Lists • MCAT practice test: Online word games: Free Nouns Quiz • Define component, cone, digit, fallopian tube, molecular mass, oogenesis, nucleolus • Learn English Program: Pimsleur English for Russian Speakers • Business English courses: Corporate Policy (3) • Lost in Dinosaur World audiobook download

 
 You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Provided by phpBB ©2001-2009 phpBB Group
Subscribe to FREE email English course
First name E-mail