UNDESIRED EVENTS
EGP #754 | C2 | PAST / past continuous Can use the past continuous with 'always' or 'constantly' to talk about repeated events which are undesired or uncontrolled. Lexical range: N/A
他们住在一起的时候老是吵架，邻居都来敲了好几次门。
They ___were ___always ___arguing when they lived together.
那半年他总是不停地丢东西，手机钥匙钱包轮着找。
He ___was ___constantly ___losing his belongings during that semester.
实习那阵子他没完没了地抱怨食堂的饭菜，同事都躲着他。
He ___was ___always ___complaining about the canteen food at work.
每次开会她都说不完一句话，总有人不停地打断。
People ___were ___constantly ___interrupting her in meetings.
那个学期他老赶不上交作业，每次都要拖到最后一天。
He ___was ___always ___running out of time before deadlines that term.