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Cat navy 425 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Been

Dear all,

Kindly tell me the meaning of the second "been" in the following sentence. Is it the short form of "have been".


"I have been an English teacher myself and been preaching in US several years".


Thanking you.

  

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yes. More natural English is "I have been an English teacher myself and have been preaching in the US for several years".

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  • yes.
  • More natural English is "I have been an English teacher myself and have been preaching in the US for several years".
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yes.

More natural English is "I have been an English teacher myself and have been preaching in the US for several years".

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