How to use 'always' with present perfect
I've found following sentence on a website. What what confuses me is, why they have used 'always' + present perfect constructions. I thought the only place that we can use words like 'often', 'always' and 'frequently' in simple present sentences.
The sentence from the website:
First of all, I want to go on that dream vacation you've always promised me.
Please someone tell me what are the situations in which we need to use 'always' or other similar words in present perfect sentences.
Top answer
"always" can be used with a variety of tenses. You've always been so kind to me. You were always pestering me.
- "always" can be used with a variety of tenses.
- You've always been so kind to me.
- You were always pestering me.
- I will always love you.
- We had always been friends.
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"always" can be used with a variety of tenses.
You've always been so kind to me.
You were always pestering me.
I will always love you.
We had always been friends.
He's always hitting his head on that beam.
etc.
For stative verbs, such as "love", "always" expresses permanent continuance of the state. For discrete verbs, such as "hit",
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