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Bubu
Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 47
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:37 pm Post subject: the use of 'just' in present perfect |
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Hallo,
What is the difference between these two sentences?
1 I have just had my lunch
2 I just have had my lunch
The idea behind asking this question is to know where to place ‘just’ correctly and whether the use of ‘just’ used in sentence 2 gives a slightly different meaning to it from sentence 1. Is it correct to use ‘just’ the way it is used in sentence 2?
PS- I need a very detailed answer.
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obelix
Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 304
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:12 am Post subject: |
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I have just had my lunch means, I had my lunch a short time ago.
In French they say, je viens de.. which, literally, means, I come from.
I just have had my lunch means, you have ONLY had your lunch.. .
e.g. If I ask you at 9 in the evening, "Have you eaten today? You might answer,
" I just have had my lunch." This would mean that you have had lunch but nothing to eat since then. However, it would be more common to say, " I have only had lunch." |
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river1974
Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 525 Location: Taiwan
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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(a) I just went out with friends.
(b) I have just gone out with friends.
Sentence (a) implies I went out with friends a longer time ago, while sentence (b) implies I went out with friends a shorter time ago. Is that right? |
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