{"id":72357,"date":"2019-09-22T10:23:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T10:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72357"},"modified":"2019-09-22T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T10:23:54","slug":"using-just","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/using-just\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Just"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just<\/b> has several meanings.<\/p>\n

Time<\/h3>\n

Just<\/b> is used with a verb to indicate the immediate past.<\/p>\n

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  • They have just gone.<\/b> (i.e. They went a very short time ago.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Just <\/b>can also emphasise the idea of at the present<\/i> or close to the present<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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    • \u2018Where is my tea?\u2019 \u2018I am just <\/b>going to make it.\u2019<\/li>\n
    • I was just <\/b>about to tell you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Note that just now <\/b>can mean either at this moment<\/i> or a few moments ago<\/i>, depending on the tense.<\/p>\n

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      • I am busy just now. <\/b> (at this moment)<\/li>\n
      • Tom was here just now. <\/b> (a few minutes ago)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Only<\/h3>\n

        Just <\/b>can mean only.<\/b><\/p>\n

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        • Complete set of garden tools for just $19.99! <\/b><\/li>\n
        • He is just <\/b>an ordinary man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          In some contexts the meaning is more like scarcely<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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          • We just caught <\/b>the train.<\/li>\n
          • I arrived just <\/b>in time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            This meaning can be emphasised by only<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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            • I have got only just <\/b>enough money for a cup of coffee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Exactly<\/h3>\n

              Just<\/b> often means exactly. <\/b><\/p>\n

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              • It is just <\/b>two o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n
              • This is just <\/b>as good as that.<\/li>\n
              • Just <\/b>then, we heard a strange noise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Tenses<\/h3>\n

                When just <\/b>means a moment ago<\/i>, a present perfect tense is most common in British English.<\/p>\n

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                • \u2018Where is John?\u2019 \u2018He has just gone out\u2019.<\/li>\n
                • I have just had a call from Alice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  In American English, a past tense is common in this case.<\/p>\n

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                  • \u2018Where is John?\u2019 He just went out.<\/li>\n
                  • I just had a call from Alice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    When just now<\/b> means a moment ago<\/i>, it is used with a past tense in both British and American English.<\/p>\n

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                    • I heard a strange noise just now<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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