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i have been busy all week vs i had been busy all week

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I have been busy all week" indicates the speaker has been busy continuously, up to the present moment. On the other hand, "I had been busy all week" indicates the speaker was busy for a specific period of time in the past, but they are no longer busy.
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i have been busy all week

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate continuous busyness up to the present moment.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker has been busy continuously throughout the entire week up to the present moment.

Examples:

  • I have been busy all week, so I haven't had time to relax.
  • She has been busy all week preparing for the exam.
  • Jul 15, 2017 ... "I have been busy all week." "I am really tired." "My week has been marvelous!" "It has been as usual." "I am dying.
  • Apr 29, 2023 ... Hi, So I have been busy all week setting up an alarm with gradually increasing volume, playing a random playlist, on my Homepod.
  • Mar 2, 2018 ... I have been busy all week. I was busy all past week. It is more natural to say: I want to know why you have ignored me all week. (Use the ...
  • Jul 27, 2012 ... I have been busy all week and my students will be there waiting for me on Monday! I plan to share my classroom with you then, but today I ...
  • Dec 5, 2021 ... Sorry I haven't had the opportunity to watch your video before now, but I have been busy all week and this is my first chance. I am sorry to ...
  • Sep 3, 2023 ... Man I have been busy all Week with my car. I took the hybrid battery out and tried replacing the cells myself only to find that the cells I ...
  • Dec 4, 2012 ... Hello again everyone! Between trick or treating and yesterday's presidential election, Veggie Girl and I have been busy all week. But here I am ...
  • Apr 29, 2019 ... I know this to be true because I have been busy all week testing and retesting brown sugar/white sugar ratios along with the butter, the cream, ...
  • Oct 13, 2017 ... I have been busy all week preparing for our neighborhood garage sale tomorrow. I'm having the major itch to minimize and edit a lot of stuff ...
  • Feb 6, 2016 ... I have been busy all week and thought I would get you caught up on what I have been doing. In terms of reveals…I don't have any of those ...

Alternatives:

  • I have been busy this whole week
  • I have been busy for the entire week
  • I have been busy the whole week
  • I have been busy the entire week
  • I have been busy since the beginning of the week

i had been busy all week

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate busyness for a specific period of time in the past that is no longer true.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker was busy throughout the entire week in the past, but is no longer busy.

Examples:

  • I had been busy all week, but now I can finally relax.
  • She had been busy all week until she finished the project.
  • Mar 2, 2024 ... I had been busy all week, and was just getting to the PS swap today. I began the involved process of taking the old PS out, only to discover ...
  • It's a wonderfully rewarding feeling. I had been busy all week. I had gotten a lot done. And I hadn't crossed off a single task. So many missed endorphins.
  • Mar 4, 2023 ... ( I know quads aren't for everyone, but they are for me)I had been busy all week, and finally had time to myself. I wear a mask and palm ...
  • Feb 12, 2024 ... I have a book that I read in the morning with a passage dated for each day. I had been busy all week taking care of my 3 year old grandson and ...
  • May 4, 2022 ... I had been busy all week sorting out the back garden as it really did need a good tidy up. I brushed the fence panels and the two sheds as ...
  • Feb 14, 2024 ... I had been busy all week taking care of my 3 year old grandson and missed several days so I went back to January 30 to catch up. I had a fun ...
  • Feb 23, 2021 ... This week, though, it was very cold and I had been busy all week with work. The last thing I wanted to do on a Saturday was to go stand ...
  • I have a book that I read in the morning with a passage dated for each day. I had been busy all week taking care of my 3 year old grandson and missed several ...
  • He never mentioned anything about it and I had been busy all week prior to have seen what he was preparing to do. See the pictures below. It was one of the ...
  • I had been busy all week taking care of my 3 year old grandson and missed several days so I went back to January 30 to catch up. I had a fun week of non ...

Alternatives:

  • I was busy all week
  • I had been occupied the whole week
  • I had been engaged the entire week
  • I had been preoccupied the whole week
  • I had been tied up the entire week

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