Communication
be meaning to do something
have intended to do something
If you have been meaning to do something, you have wanted or intended to do it for some time but have not done it yet.
Hear it in real life
I've been meaning to ask you something.
Sure, what is it?
I've been meaning to reply to your message since Monday.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I've been meaning ‸ call the dentist all week.
Say: I've been meaning to call the dentist all week.
After "been meaning," use "to" plus the base verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
I have been meaning to call; she has been meaning to ask
Your turn: say it out loud
I've been meaning to reply to your message since Monday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be meaning to do something
have intended to do something
“I've been meaning to reply to your message since Monday.”
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