these days/ recently

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Stephen
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these days/ recently

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Which of the following sentences are acceptable?
1. He has been quite busy recently.
2. He is quite busy recently.
3. He has been quite busy these days.
4. He is quite busy these days.
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All except 3, although 2 is a little unnatural.
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