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Old April 10, 2010, 02:16 PM
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Muy ocupada......
Yesterday I wrote the following in an email: "Esta semana fue muy ocupada para mi."

Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if this sentence doesn't actually work the way I've written it. Can a "week" be "busy", or should I have reworded it to say that "I" have been "busy"?

Should it have been something like this? "Esta semana, yo estaba muy ocupada." ???
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Old April 10, 2010, 04:35 PM
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Yesterday I wrote the following in an email: "Esta semana fue muy ocupada para mí."

Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if this sentence doesn't actually work the way I've written it. Can a "week" be "busy", or should I have reworded it to say that "I" have been "busy"?

Should it have been something like this? "Esta semana, yo estaba muy ocupada." ???
Esta semana estuve muy ocupada.
Esta semana he estado muy ocupada.
Esta semana fue muy ocupada para mí.

Are the same in different tenses.
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Old April 10, 2010, 07:24 PM
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Thanks, Hernan - that's helpful. And, it's good to know that I didn't say something that would have sounded completely ridiculous to my Spanish-speaking friend!
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Old April 10, 2010, 08:23 PM
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Thanks, Hernan - that's helpful. And, it's good to know that I didn't say something that would have sounded completely ridiculous to my Spanish-speaking friend!
You just worry too much about ridiculing yourself. Just plow ahead, and everybody will help you. People tend to help when they see an effort put forth.

Now, that doesn't mean that one will not raise some laughters on the way, but if you inquire about the cause of laughter, most likely you will end up laughing at yourself too, and it won't be detrimental to you, on the contrary.

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Yesterday I wrote the following in an email: "Esta semana fue muy ocupada para mi."

Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if this sentence doesn't actually work the way I've written it. Can a "week" be "busy", or should I have reworded it to say that "I" have been "busy"?

Should it have been something like this? "Esta semana, yo estaba muy ocupada." ???
I believe in my own view point you should have written Estube muy ocupada esta semana.

I hope you can understand me.
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Can you also say it like this?

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Esta semana era muy ocupada para mi.
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Nope. The week has ended, so the preterite is used. The imperfect indicates ongoing, habitual, or repeated action.
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Estube muy ocupada esta semana.
Is that not spelled incorrectly? (I feel bad asking, since you are a native speaker)
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Is that not spelled incorrectly? (I feel bad asking, since you are a native speaker)
Your write!
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Is that not spelled incorrectly? (I feel bad asking, since you are a native speaker)
Yes it is with V I pushed fast my keyboard.
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