Just

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 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.

Adjective

fair