Multiple choice

I ______ very busy recently.

  1. has been

  2. have

  3. have been

  4. had
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Present perfect continuous 'have been' is used with 'recently' to show an ongoing state that started in the past and continues to the present. 'I have been very busy recently' correctly expresses this. The auxiliary 'have' agrees with the first-person subject 'I'.

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