Usage examples of "beschäftigt gewesen" in German with translation to English

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Bevor sie zurück kamen, war sie beschäftigt gewesen. Until they came back, she had been busy.
Ich bin beschäftigt gewesen. I have been busy.
Er war zu beschäftigt, um es zu bemerken. He was too busy to notice it.
Wo bist du die ganze Zeit gewesen? Where have you been all this time?
Nächste Woche bin ich beschäftigt. I'll be busy next week.
Sind Sie in Ihrem Land schon mal im Zoo gewesen? Have you visited a zoo in your country?
Ich bin seit gestern beschäftigt. I have been busy since yesterday.
Sie sah aus, als wäre sie lange krank gewesen. She looked as if she had been sick for a long time.
Sie ist genauso beschäftigt wie Tom. She's as busy as Tom.
Warum haben Sie uns nicht früher davon erzählt? Wir wären in der Lage gewesen, etwas dagegen zu tun. Why didn't you tell us about this earlier? We'd have been able to do something about it.
Er fragte mich, ob ich beschäftigt war. He asked me whether I was busy.
Es kommt mir so vor, als wäre ich schon einmal hier gewesen. I have a feeling that I have been here before.
Er fragte mich, ob ich beschäftigt bin. He asked me if I was busy.
Wenn er ein bisschen vorsichtiger gewesen wäre, wäre der Unfall vermieden worden. If he had been a little more careful, the accident would have been avoided.
So gern ich kommen würde, fürchte ich doch, dass ich zu beschäftigt sein werde. Much as I'd like to come, I'm afraid I'll be too busy.
Es heißt, er sei in seiner Jugend sehr arm gewesen. They say that he was very poor when he was young.
In letzter Zeit bin ich sehr beschäftigt. These days I am very busy.
Er schien reich gewesen zu sein. He seemed to have been rich.
Ich bin sehr beschäftigt, so wird es mir wohl morgen nicht möglich sein zu kommen. I'm very busy so probably I won't be able to come tomorrow.
Bis zum heutigen Tage sind sie gute Nachbarn gewesen. They have been good neighbors to this day.
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