Communication
I've got to run
need to leave
You use this casual phrase to say that you need to leave now.
Hear it in real life
Do you have time for a coffee?
Not today, I've got to run.
I've got to run, but I'll send you the address tonight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I've got to running, so I'll call you later.
Say: I've got to run, so I'll call you later.
In this phrase meaning “I need to leave,” use “to run,” not “to running.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
I've got to run; I've got to run now
Your turn: say it out loud
I've got to run, but I'll send you the address tonight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
I've got to run
need to leave
“I've got to run, but I'll send you the address tonight.”
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