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For the above sentence pulled from Bunpro, the correct answer uses the て.

The translation is:

Thank you for always being next to me. [being there for me]

Why do we need to put くれる into the て?
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grammar て-form
ずっと側にいてくれてありがとう, Why て Form?
> ずっと側にい **てくれてありがとう**

The pattern is `て+くれて+ありがとう`. Formally, you can say `て+下さって+ありがとうございます`.

In this example, て simply joins the verbs いる and くれる to ありがとう, the order of
which is fixed. To make sense of this order, think of the fixed expression
`て+くれる`, "to do something as a favor."

> ずっと側にいてくれました。
>

>> You were always by my side (and I appreciate it).

>
> Note: the choice of subject in the translation is arbitrary as it's left out
> in the original.

Now, if we wish to be explicit, add ありがとう at the end.

> ずっと側にいてくれてありがとう
>

>> Thank you for always being by my side.

>
> Literally: thank you for granting me the favor of always being by my side.
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