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"We haven't spoken for" vs "We haven't spoke for"

The correct phrase would be "We haven't spoken for," not "We haven't spoke for."

Here is a conjugation of the word "speak" in the first-person plural, from past to present:

We had spoken
We spoke
We have spoken
We speak
We will speak
We will have spoken

Last Updated: December 10, 2017

We haven't spoken for

This is correct

You can use this phrase when explaining that you have not been in contact with someone.

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Some examples from our editors:

  • We haven't spoken for several years.
  • I know that we haven't spoken in a couple of weeks, but I am still thinking of you.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • We haven't been in contact
  • We haven't been in communication
  • We haven't been in touch

We haven't spoke for

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

This phrase has in an incorrect conjugation of the verb "speak." Following are the correct third-person singular conjugations of the verb "speak" with both positive and negative examples.

we had spoken/had not spoken
we spoke/did not speak
we have spoken/have not spoken
we speak/we do not speak
we will speak/will not speak
we will have spoken/will not have spoken

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Some alternatives from our editors:

  • we haven't spoken for

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