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Muy ocupada......


laepelba April 10, 2010 02:16 PM

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." ???

chileno April 10, 2010 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laepelba (Post 79155)
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. :good:
Esta semana he estado muy ocupada.:good:
Esta semana fue muy ocupada para mí. :good:

Are the same in different tenses. :)

laepelba April 10, 2010 07:24 PM

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! :)

chileno April 10, 2010 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by laepelba (Post 79185)
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.

:):D

CrOtALiTo April 10, 2010 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laepelba (Post 79155)
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.:)

Johnny Utah April 10, 2010 11:50 PM

Can you also say it like this?

Quote:

Esta semana era muy ocupada para mi.

Rusty April 11, 2010 12:07 AM

Nope. The week has ended, so the preterite is used. The imperfect indicates ongoing, habitual, or repeated action.

breadb April 11, 2010 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 79207)
Estube muy ocupada esta semana.

Is that not spelled incorrectly? (I feel bad asking, since you are a native speaker)

chileno April 11, 2010 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by breadb (Post 79211)
Is that not spelled incorrectly? (I feel bad asking, since you are a native speaker)

Your write! :D

CrOtALiTo April 11, 2010 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breadb (Post 79211)
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.:p

Johnny Utah April 11, 2010 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 79210)
Nope. The week has ended, so the preterite is used. The imperfect indicates ongoing, habitual, or repeated action.

Thanks, good point.

AngelicaDeAlquezar April 12, 2010 07:27 AM

@Lou Ann: Your intuition is correct on the fact that it's you the one who's busy and not the week. :)
The usual sentence is "estuve (muy) ocupada esta semana" and Hernán's variations.
However, some people also say "tuve una semana muy ocupada".

chileno April 12, 2010 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 79361)
@Lou Ann: Your intuition on the fact that it's you the one who's busy and not the week. :)
The usual sentence is "estuve (muy) ocupada esta semana" and Hernán's variations.
However, some people also say "tuve una semana muy ocupada".

Y también se dice "la semana estuvo muy ocupada (para mí)" =it was a busy week. ;)


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