you have always been
Tu as toujours été tellement maladroit !
You've always been so clumsy!
— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)
Tu deviens ce que tu as toujours été.
You become what you have always been.
Tu as toujours été bon cuisinier.
You've always been a good cook.
Tu as toujours été là pour moi.
You have always been there for me.
Malgré des moments difficiles, tu as toujours été là pour nous.
Despite difficult times, you were always there for us.
— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)