Present Perfect with Just: Advanced Use of the Present Perfect Simple
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Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.
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Hello. This is Jack from tofluency.com and
in this video, you're going to learn how you
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can use the present perfect and just together.
So, let's get straight into it and I'm going
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to show you an example of how I used this.
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The weather is fantastic. I’ve just spent
the entire morning working outside on the porch. And
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I’m looking forward to doing more of that
over the spring and summer. In the video,
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I said, "The weather is fantastic. I’ve
just spent the entire morning working on the
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porch. And I’m looking forward to doing
more of that over the spring and summer."
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So, when we're using the present perfect and
just, what we're doing is talking about something
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that happened in the very recent past. When
I filmed the video, that you've just seen,
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just before that I was working on the porch.
That's why I said, "I've just spent the entire
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morning working on the porch." Here are some
more examples now to help you better understand
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it.
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Dave says, "Have you been here long?" And
Sarah says, "No. I've just got here." This
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means that Sarah arrived in the very recent
past.
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A boss says, "Have you finished it yet?" The
worker says, "No, sorry, I've just started
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it. I'll finish it soon though." So again,
the worker started this project in the very
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recent past.
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And one more example, "My friend has just
registered for a yoga class." So again, my
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friend registered for a yoga class in the
very recent past.
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Now, in American English and other version
of English, you will also hear the past simple
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with just. This is correct too. So, know that
you can use both the present perfect and the
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past simple with just and they both mean the
same thing. So, here is an example, "My friend
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just registered for that yoga class."
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What I want you to do now is this: Use either
the present perfect or the past simple with
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just by leaving an example below. So, leave
your example in the comment section below.
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Thank you for watching this video, please
let me know if you have any questions, and
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I'll see you next time.
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