Confused with this sentence. Need help.

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Which one is correct: I just set up my Twitter account or I just setting up my Twitter account? I need some little explanation here. Thanks.
 

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The first is correct. The second would also be correct with "am" before "setting".
 

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With the correction, the first talks about something in the recent past; the second refers to something in progress.
 

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Yes, you're right. It should be "I am just setting up ..." not "I just am setting up ...".
 
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ucul, please note that a better title would have been I just set up/I just setting up.

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'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
 

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