Hadar Shemesh shows how native speakers reduce 'have' in fast speech, turning 've into barely a vowel sound. Listen for it in sentences like 'We've been thinking about it for years' to catch what you're missing in natural conversation.
We talked about 'would.' What about 'have'? 'Have.' 'I have' 'I've.' So 'have' turns into 'v.' 'I've.' 'I've.' 'We have' 'we've' or 'wv.' 'We've been thinking about it for years.' 'Wv.' 'Wv.' 'We've.' 'We've.' 'They have' 'they've.' 'They've.' 'They've visited New York.' 'You've been so kind to me.' You've, you've, or you've, you've, you've been so kind to me, right? Notice how I emphasize the so kind and then the you have became nothing. You've, you've, you've been so kind to me.
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