What Have You Been Meaning to Do Lately? 你最近打算做什么？ 1. i have been meaning to do something . means you have been wanting to do something but maybe you just don't have time or it hasn't encourage you at the moment to do it, but it's something you intenting to do , it hasn't been done yet . it's about intention . eg, I have been meaning to tell you i have a friend who move to ..., maybe you could introduce her for the best place in that area. I have been meaning to tell you that i have a friend who move to ... eg, I have been meaning to buy a new computer but i haven't find the time yet . I have been meaning to call her , i wonder how she's doing . 2. i meant to tell you ... 本想告诉你。。。但我忘记了 i meant to tell you about the cancellation but i forgot, i am so sorry . i meant to tell you ... can join in us on Friday night hi ... , i can't believe i ran into you .偶遇 run into same here, actually i have been meaning to call you . really ? i wanted to know how you like your haircut place. yep that's great, i meant to write a review for them. ( but i forgot) you could probably still do it. ok yep i should .

One instance in the past It's better to say"I meant to tell you…"compared with "I was meaning to tell you… 那天我本来想告诉你…

I had been meaning to … 前提是有有一个明确“过去点”，含义:在这之前我一直想告诉你，但是没有告诉…

Role play A: Hi, Lindsay, I can't believe I ran into you. B: Same here, actually I have been meaning to call you.(此处的actually给人一种coincidence的) A: Really? B: I want to know how you like your new haircut place. A: Great. I meant to review for them.（此处不建议使用have been meaning to review,否则使用下句话就inappropriate.） B: You still could probably do it. A: Oh yeah, I should.

Have you been meaning to…(start in the past until this moment)一直想做…打算做…（没有时间做） Ex: I have been meaning to tell you I have a friend who moved to Denver. Maybe u could introduce her some best places in the area.(more natural than the other one) I have been meaning to tell you that I… I have been meaning to buy a computer, but I haven't found time yet. I have been meaning to call her. I wonder how she is doing.