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En ce moment, je suis très occupé.

En ce moment, je suis très occupé.
At the moment, I am very busy.
From Lesson 98:Ongoing duration (depuis)·French

Breakdown of En ce moment, je suis très occupé.

très
very
occupé
busy
en ce moment
at the moment

Questions & Answers about En ce moment, je suis très occupé.

Why doesn't this sentence use depuis to talk about time?
Depuis is used for a duration (how long) or a starting point (since when) of an ongoing action, like saying you have been busy for a week (depuis une semaine). The phrase en ce moment is a set expression meaning 'at the moment' or 'right now.' It just tells us when this is happening, not how long it has been going on.
Would a female speaker write this sentence exactly the same way?
Spoken out loud, yes! But in writing, a woman must add an 'e' to the end of the adjective, making it occupée. Because it follows the verb être (to be), the adjective has to match the gender of the subject je.
Why do we use ce moment instead of cet moment?
We use ce (meaning 'this') because moment is a masculine noun that starts with a consonant. You only use cet before a masculine noun if it starts with a vowel or a silent 'h'.
Can I put en ce moment at the end of the sentence?
Absolutely. You can say Je suis très occupé en ce moment. Putting the time phrase at the beginning, separated by a comma, just places a little more emphasis on the fact that you are busy right now.

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