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I’ve been meaning to try that restaurant on Main Street; I hear it’s excellent.

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Sentence

Narrator

I’ve been meaning to try that restaurant on Main Street; I hear it’s excellent.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Making Plans

I'm planning to try that new restaurant on Main Street soon.

Casual Conversation

Oh, I've been wanting to check out that restaurant on Main Street; everyone says it's great.

Recommending a Place

You should definitely try the restaurant on Main Street; it's supposed to be excellent.

Expressing Regret

I've been meaning to try that restaurant, but I haven't had the time yet.

Rephrased versions

Formal

I intend to dine at the establishment on Main Street; I understand it is of high quality.

Casual

I really want to go to that restaurant on Main Street; it's awesome, I hear.

Simpler English

I want to try that restaurant; it's really good.

Phrases to learn

been meaning to

To have intended to do something for some time.

I hear it's

I have heard that it is.