Sorry I didn't write?
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I'm writing an email and I want to start by apologizing for not writing for a while and giving a reason that I was busy. Which sentences are proper ones?
- (a) Sorry I haven't written for a while but I was busy. (Present perfect + past simple)
- (b) Sorry I didn't write for a while but I have been busy. (Past simple + present perfect)
- (c) Sorry it took me so long to write to you but I have been busy. (Past simple + present perfect)
- (d) Sorry it has taken me so long to write to you but I was busy. (Present perfect + past simple)
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I can hardly believe it myself, but all those are possible in my US dialect if you put in the mandatory comma. If I am watching my p's and q's, then olga22 (a) Sorry I haven't written for a while but I was busy. (Present perfect + past simple) This one seems perfectly correct.
- I can hardly believe it myself, but all those are possible in my US dialect if you put in the mandatory comma.
- If I am watching my p's and q's, then olga22 (a) Sorry I haven't written for a while but I was busy.
- (Present perfect + past simple) This one seems perfectly correct.
- I was busy at the time when I otherwise would have been writing.
- olga22 (b) Sorry I didn't write for a while but I have been busy.
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I can hardly believe it myself, but all those are possible in my US dialect if you put in the mandatory comma. If I am watching my p's and q's, then
olga22(a) Sorry I haven't written for a while but I was busy. (Present perfect + past simple)
This one seems perfectly correct. I was busy at the time when I otherwise would have been writing.
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