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Modals to express habits: WILL, WOULD, USED TO

annoyance
criticism
emphasis
habitual actions
modals
USED TO
WILL
WOULD

Present

Would can express annoying habits which are typical of a person:

Tom would do something like that, wouldn't he? It's so typical of him!

Will is used to emphasise the characteristics of a person rather than describing the person himself or herself:

Past continuous for frequently repeated actions in the past

annoyance
continuous
habitual actions
past

With time expressions such as always, constantly, continually and all the time, the past continuous can express frequently repeated past actions which annoy(ed) the speaker:

Present continuous for frequently repeated actions in the present

annoyance
continuous
habitual actions
present

With time expressions such as always, constantly, continually and all the time, the present continuous can express frequently repeated actions which annoy the speaker: