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- 14-Nov-2011, 03:09 #1
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Just + past or present tense? Hi teachers,
This uncertainty has been bothering for quite some times already. All the while I was using JUST + Past tense where I presumed "just" is refering to past action e.g. I Just saw you in the coffee house, I just had my lunch with John, etc.
However, recently when I was watching X-factor (US version Season 1), I heard Simon Cowell said " I just see....."
This has confused me a lot
since Simon is a native English speaker so I assume he is correct.
Please enlighten me!
many thanks!
- 14-Nov-2011, 03:16 #2
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Teacher Re: Just + past or present tense? Can you quote Cowell's complete sentence?
Just has several meanings.
Rover
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