curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657d5c9008b25e85e95ce60b.md
In Bob's sentence, you see a new structure: I've been passionate about photography.
Normally, you say: I am passionate about photography. But Bob adds time: for many years. That's why he uses I've been instead of just I am.
This structure uses the verb to be in the participle form: been. You can use this when you want to talk about something that started in the past and is still true now.
I've been is a short form of I have been. Here's another example:
I've been interested in coding since high school. - This means you started coding in high school, and you're still interested now.
Absolutely. BLANK BLANK passionate about photography for many years.
I've
This is the contraction for I have.
been
Use the verb to be in the participle form.
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