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have been always vs have always been

The most natural phrase is "have always been." "Have been always" is not a commonly used construction.
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Last updated: July 12, 2024

have been always

This phrase is not correct in English. The correct order is "have always been."

The correct phrase is "have always been" when referring to a continuous action or state that started in the past and continues up to the present.
  • A) Purity and Morality have been always the object of religion; a pure, moral man has control of himself. B) Purity and Morality have always ...
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Alternatives:

  • have always been
  • have been
  • have been continuously
  • have been consistently
  • have been constantly

have always been

This phrase is correct in English and is commonly used to indicate a continuous action or state that started in the past and continues up to the present.

Use "have always been" when you want to express that something has been true or ongoing from the past up to the present without interruption.
  • Disappearing acts have always been my specialty.
  • Your agenda and your loyalties have always been suspect.
  • I have always been curious about Khaled's American son.
  • I have always been willing to talk.
  • Cars have always been my thing.
  • Regions have always been partners to the framework programme.
  • These contributions have always been agreed for five-year periods.
  • In our history superpowers have always been detrimental to peace.
  • No, my feelings for you have always been completely real.
  • Things here have always been done a certain way.
  • My friends have always been my rock.
  • Jonathan, I have always been your friend.
  • The Jugs have always been men.
  • I have always been the smartest kid at every school that I went to.
  • I have always been on the giving end.
  • You know, barbers have always been very trusted friends to us.
  • The Collins men have always been undertakers.
  • What upsets me most is how brilliant your grades have always been.
  • Now, militias have always been fragmented and fringe.
  • I have always been alone anyway.

Alternatives:

  • have been
  • have been continuously
  • have been consistently
  • have been constantly
  • have been perpetually

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