too busy

[Nightmare85]

Hello,
I would like to know if I need a with in these sentences:
He cannot know this because he is too busy with doing his work.
Or also:
I cannot talk to you right now because I'm too busy with writing my essay.

Thank you!

Cheers!

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello,
I would like to know if I need a with in these sentences:
He cannot know this because he is too busy with doing his work.
Or also:
I cannot talk to you right now because I'm too busy with writing my essay.

Thank you!

Cheers!

No, you don't need "with".

 

[BobK]

No, you don't need "with".

I'm sure I've heard it used with 'with', but it's either unnecessary or wrong. There is a 'with' in the similar expression 'busy with something'; I imagine 'busy with doing his essay' is a conflation of the two - 'busy doing his essay' and 'busy with his essay'.

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