Just now

**maaram** · 02-Aug-2010, 18:43

can you explain??

**Nightmare85** · 03-Aug-2010, 21:43

**Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.**

I have seen her just now.

I saw her just now. - Acceptable, but not "perfect". - Usually used in the USA

Cheers!

**maaram** · 03-Aug-2010, 21:52

Now I understand
Thank you for replying

**Tdol** · 04-Aug-2010, 08:42

Originally Posted by Nightmare85

**Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.**

I have seen her just now.

I saw her just now. - Acceptable, but not "perfect". - Usually used in the USA

Cheers!

With just now, the simple past is very common in British English too.

**Nightmare85** · 04-Aug-2010, 12:45

And what about:
I've just seen her.
I just saw her.

I thought "just now" was similar...

Cheers!

**Tdol** · 05-Aug-2010, 06:13

The addition of now changes things a bit. Interestingly, it does the opposite of what you might assume and puts things into the past.

**Nightmare85** · 05-Aug-2010, 10:02

Sorry, but this makes no sense to me.
Just now makes it past?
How can now be past?!

Cheers!

**ivec207** · 20-Oct-2010, 02:32

are both ok?? is it just about perfection?

**Tdol** · 20-Oct-2010, 09:31

Originally Posted by Nightmare85

Sorry, but this makes no sense to me.
Just now makes it past?
How can now be past?!

Cheers!

We can use 'now' for the past- you'll find it in narratives as an alternative to then/at that moment:
Now he was getting very scared...

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