Difference between revisions of "Just"

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*I've just left work.  I should be back home in an hour.
 
*I've just left work.  I should be back home in an hour.
  
In American English the simple past is frequently used instead of the present perfect.  In both the UK & the US the past perfect is used with ''just'' in the sense of a recently accomplished prior action.  Compare to ''venir de'' in French.
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In both the UK & the US the past perfect is used with ''just'' to mark a recently accomplished prior action.  Compare to ''venir de'' in French.
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In American English the simple past is frequently used instead of the present perfect. 
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==Adjective==
 
==Adjective==
 
fair
 
fair

Revision as of 15:32, 2 May 2020

Adverb

only, simply

Syntax

just triggers the use of perfective aspect (have + -en).

  • I had just finished eating when the doorbell rang.
  • I've just left work. I should be back home in an hour.

In both the UK & the US the past perfect is used with just to mark a recently accomplished prior action. Compare to venir de in French.

In American English the simple past is frequently used instead of the present perfect.


Adjective

fair