speak
verb (used without object)
to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk.
have been speaking
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present perfect progressiveof speak.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Passengers have been speaking about the "panic and fear" on board the 14:24 BST Southern service from London Victoria to Eastbourne.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I have stuttered as long as I have been speaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
“We have been speaking with many people across the industry this month and one theme has remained constant—memory is very constrained and despite that, Apple is buying whatever memory they can,” Goldberg wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026
He might as well have been speaking Ancient Egyptian.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
