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Tomer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Difference between "I've been busy" and "I was busy"

Hey, What's the difference between those 2?

Thanks.

-Tomer.
  

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I was busy- - the speaker is no longer busy at all. I have been busy -- the speaker is still busy or was so until very recently.

— Mister Micawber

  • I was busy- - the speaker is no longer busy at all.
  • I have been busy -- the speaker is still busy or was so until very recently.
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I was busy-- the speaker is no longer busy at all.
I have been busy-- the speaker is still busy or was so until very recently.
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...----- busy ----- busy ----- busy ----- busy -----|NOW|
I've been busy.

.....[ busy ] ...................................................... |NOW|
I was busy.
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In sentence....I have been busy. What part of speech is busy? Have been usually takes a verb with and ing ending, but in this case, I have no clue how to classify busy.

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