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i hope you don't mind i had been joining you. vs i hope you don't mind to be joining you.

The first phrase, 'I hope you don't mind I had been joining you,' is correct. The second phrase, 'I hope you don't mind to be joining you,' is incorrect. The correct phrase uses the past perfect tense 'had been joining' to indicate an action that occurred before a certain point in the past.

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i hope you don't mind i had been joining you.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that you hope someone is not bothered by the fact that you were joining them in the past.
  • i hope you don't mind to be joining you. vs i hope you don't mind i had been joining you. which is much better to use in a sentence.

i hope you don't mind to be joining you.

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • i hope you don't mind to be joining you. vs i hope you don't mind i had been joining you. which is much better to use in a sentence.

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