Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
I really (mean) to write to you as soon as I (get) here, but I (be) very busy sightseeing, as you can imagine.
Answer (2)
I was really meaning to write to you as soon as I got here, but I was very busy sightseeing, as you can imagine.
I was really meaning equates with I was going to, so they are basically synonyms. So if you had the option to write I was going to write to you as soon... you'd see that it does sound natural. As soon as I got here, is just sequence of tenses because the first verb was in the past tense, this verb has to be in it as well. I was very busy is obvious, it is a continuous tense in the past.
The correct forms of the verbs in the sentence are 'meant', 'got', and 'was'. When applying these verbs, it's important to match them with the past context of the sentence. This results in the complete sentence: 'I really meant to write to you as soon as I got here, but I was very busy sightseeing, as you can imagine.'
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