27 апр. 2020 г. · "Always" here means "repeatedly", so it really requires a continuous verb form. However, it does not matter whether you use the past tense.

1 мар. 2021 г. · In an informal style, a simple past tense is sometimes possible with always, ever and never when they refer to 'time up to now'.

6 мая 2006 г. · the simple form (past or present): a) He always reads / b) He always read. 2) the perfect aspect (past or present): a) He has always read / ...

11 мар. 2017 г. · To use "always" to say that he played badminton very often when he was young, I would use past continuous.

6 дек. 2018 г. · Accordingly, when "never" or "always" refers to a period that ended in the past, we use the simple past tense.

12 мая 2018 г. · The difference is a simple one: “I always felt that...” is past tense (it no longer applies), “I've always felt that...” is present tense (it does still apply).

8 дек. 2023 г. · We use the simple past tense here because it matches "have wanted," which refers back to the past (wanting while being a child).

6 мая 2019 г. · I suppose using past simple could be correct because of the sequence of tenses . 2- I always wanted to be there when they executed your sister.

22 окт. 2016 г. · The two options are Use always plus the present perfect Use the present tense but without always. (Cross-posted).

27 июл. 2013 г. · Hello! I'd like to know if I should use past tense or present perfect in this case. A: Actually, sometimes, bananas can float in water.