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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Ive been/been

Whats the difference between:

I've been thinking about a lot of things. And

I been thinking about a lot of things.

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Hi, Whats the difference between: I've been thinking about a lot of things. This is correct grammar. This is incorrect grammar.

— Clive

  • Hi, Whats the difference between: I've been thinking about a lot of things.
  • This is correct grammar.
  • This is incorrect grammar.
  • Either the person didn't bother to use 'have', or didn't know 'have' is required.
  • In spoken English, 'have' is ofen pronounced as such a small 've sound that non-native speakers don't even hear it.
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Hi,

Whats the difference between:

I've been thinking about a lot of things. This is correct grammar.

And

I been thinking about a lot of things.This is incorrect grammar. Either the person didn't bother to use 'have', or didn't know 'have' is required.

In spoken English, 'have' is ofen pronounced as such a small 've sound that non-native sp
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