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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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Esta semana he estado muy ocupada.:good: Esta semana fue muy ocupada para mí. :good: Are the same in different tenses. :) |
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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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 |
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I hope you can understand me.:) |
Can you also say it like this?
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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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@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". |
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