estive muito ocupado

I was very busy

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I was very busy Used by a male speaker; a female speaker would say “estive muito ocupada.”
PO: Desculpe, estive muito ocupado ontem.
EN: Sorry, I was very busy yesterday.

Estive muito ocupado a semana passada.

I was very busy last week.

Desculpe, estive muito ocupado.

Sorry, I've been very busy.

— A Partida (2008)

Estive muito ocupado.

I’ve been very busy.

Eu estive muito ocupado recentemente.

I've been very busy lately.

Porque estive muito ocupado.

Because I've been very busy.

Muito bem, estive muito ocupado.

Very well, I've been very busy.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)