It has been for ages since we last talked. vs It has been ages since we last talked.

Both phrases are correct, but the second one is more commonly used in English. The first phrase is also grammatically correct but less common.

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It has been for ages since we last talked.

This phrase is grammatically correct but less common in English.

This phrase is correct but less commonly used. It means that a long time has passed since the last conversation.

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It has been for ages since we last talked.
It has been for a long time.
It has been for weeks now.
It has been for a while.
It has been for years. That's why there's no other tour boats.
It has been for long years and till nowadays, a fortified farm of the Marchesi Bargagli.
It has been for over 60 years that Washington has effectively been militarily dominant over the old continent, claiming to be guaranteeing its security.
It has been for millennia the secret of the longevity of some animals thanks to its high content in minerals, vitamins, proteins and enzymes.
It has been for a very long time.
It has been for a long time because of how we've harnessed it for power.
It has been for at least a century that when the Christians in the Middle East flee they often flee to Damascus and other cities in Syria.
It has been for millennia the secret of the longevity of some animals thanks to its high content in minerals, vitamins, proteins and enzymes. The deep rooting system of alfalfa allows the plant to glean nutrients from deep under the top soil.
It has been for you, hasn't it?
And it has been for years.
And so it has been for 20 years.
And it has been for 50 years an experiment.
Forbidden territory, it has been for centuries.
The Cobra is the benchmark of performance, and it has been for all this time.
I cannot express how helpful it has been for me.
Isabel is still in the wood, and all is renewed as it has been for centuries, without anything having really changed at all.
Case you're referring to is now, as it has been for the past six years... pending and unresolved.

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it has been ages since we last talked.

It has been ages since we last talked.

This phrase is grammatically correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is commonly used to express that a significant amount of time has passed since the last conversation.

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It has been ages since we last talked.
Invariably; only rather call it the germ of a future entity, which it has been for ages. Take the human foetus.
The word is used in LUKE 5:39 to describe wine that is superior because it has been mellowed by age.
It has been in production for ages now and is a legend.
It has been attractive in New Age circles because it stresses harmony with the forces of nature and healing.
Then it has been the middle ages phase between the two world wars on which the curtain has lowered.
In the sixth century the Office of Vespers in the Latin Church was almost the same as it has been throughout the Middle Ages and up to the present day.
Although it has been in use for ages as a natural appetite suppressant, recently it is getting all the attention as a miracle supplement for weight loss.
The essential nature of man, it has been taught in all ages, is that he is one with that ONE Absolute Root PRINCIPLE which IS the Universe.
The vegetation is Mediterranean scrub with an oak forest in the north-west part of the island. It has been inhabited since the age of the Roman Empire.
Although its age has been debated, most scholars hold to date from the 9th century.
It is an ancient completely battlemented castle, with its absolutely unique structure; it has been preserved through the ages and is mentioned also in Dante Alighieri's Divina Commedia.
Its age has been estimated between 3 and 4 thousand years, which makes it one of the oldest trees of Europe.In 1991 it was declared Natural Monument and it joined the list of the first "20 Italian centuries-old trees".
It's been ages, old man.
It's been ages since I've seen a decent Tullius.
It's been ages since I've seen a decent match.
I know, it's been ages.
It's been ages since we last did a job together.
It's been ages, Miss Du.
She's been ages clearing that barn.
It's been ages since I did things... without thinking.

Alternatives:

it has been for ages since we last talked.

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