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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

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.

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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we haven't spoken for

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How To Text Someone You Haven't Talked to in a Long Time.
Explain your silence. ... .
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Can I say long time no talk?

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