How is your work going? she had been/she was

Hi,

How is your work/job going?



I know/knew you were busy with your job/work.

When I saw her she had been getting board the train.

When I saw her she was getting on board the train.



Clive


Please correct my sentence and suggest me better versions too.

How's your job going?

I know you're busy at work, but... (the person has a job, and you are ringing them at work.)
and
I know you're busy working, but...(the person is busy doing work of his own, such as finishing an assignment for college.)

I knew you were busy ...(the Past tense versions of the above)

When I saw her,(COMMA)

Thanks Terryxpress and Clive.

But I'm little confused now.
Do you mean it is incorrect to say "I know you were busy"?
Also, I'm not sure about the sentence "When I saw her, she had been getting on board the train". Clive told this sentence was wrong but according to Terry it's correct. Even if it's correct, I wonder what would be the difference in meaning between "she was getting

"I know you were busy"

Imagine the situation, where I rang someone, to be told she couldn't take my call because she was on another line talking to a client. (I'm a 'touchy' person, sensitive to rejection) -and she doesn't ring back! I see her that evening and start to 'take up the issue' with her by mentioning that 'I rang you today'. She says, yes, sorry I couldn't take y

Hi English Gary,

Here's a practical suggestion.

You should try to provide a context for each of the examples you want to discuss with us. For example, you could place each sentence in a short paragraph. Or you could place it in a brief dialogue between two people.

Otherwise, you are asking us to try to imagine some extremely odd or unusual contexts. We then

Thanks Terryxpress and Clive.
@Clive
I take your advice and henceforth will try to follow it.

How is your job going