I'm interested in vs I've been interested in

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I'm interested in' is used to express a current interest in something, while 'I've been interested in' is used to indicate an ongoing interest that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

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I'm interested in

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a current interest in something.

This phrase is used to indicate a present interest in a particular topic, activity, or subject.

Examples:

I'm interested in learning more about history.
I'm interested in joining the photography club.
I'm interested in exploring new cultures.

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No one I'm interested in.
I'm the only cause I'm interested in.
I'm interested in what you do.
I'm interested in someone who's available.
And because, like you, I'm interested in people.
I'm interested in women's slacks.
I'm interested in people like us.
It isn't the train I'm interested in.
It's the ring I'm interested in, Bernie.
You're the one I'm interested in.
I'm interested in his longest absences.
I'm interested in information about the man you work for.
I'm interested in how I can serve my fellow man.
Your work is exactly the kind of thing I'm interested in.
That's the only type of Hankmed I'm interested in.
No, Abel, just something I'm interested in.
That's the mystery I'm interested in solving today.
It's not just the drug I'm interested in.
June, I'm interested in what you're saying.
I'm interested in other people.

Alternatives:

I have an interest in
I find interesting
I have a keen interest in
I'm curious about
I'm fascinated by

I've been interested in

This phrase is correct and is used to indicate a past interest that has continued up to the present.

This phrase is used to express a long-standing interest in something that started in the past and continues to the present.

Examples:

I've been interested in astronomy since I was a child.
I've been interested in learning French for years.
I've been interested in art history for a long time.

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I've been interested in the gentleman from the start.
Previously, I've been interested in studying, and teaching afterwards, astrology.
I've been interested in computer programs all my life, actually.
For a long time now, I've been interested in dreams.
So that, very much, is in the realm of things I've been interested in before.
I've been interested in dogs since I was a little boy.
This site contains informations about several arguments I am interested in, or I've been interested in, both as a professional and as an amateur.
So here's the problem that I've been interested in in the last decade or so.
10 years I've been interested in cheating and I was in Washington DC
With Mandarin I got swept in because it was much easier than I expected to identify many characters with the mem's that were used to introduce them. Swedish, I've been interested in, but haven't had a good resource for learning vocabulary.
And one of the things that I've been interested in is looking at the differences between males and females in terms of the way they think and operate in the world.
I've been interested in it for weeks.

Alternatives:

I have had an interest in
I've maintained an interest in
I've had a long-standing interest in
I've been fascinated by
I've been curious about

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