Difference between past tense and present prefect tense
I found the following sentence on a movie. According to a book that I've read we often use present perfect tense to talk about things or events that has been finished recently when that action has started in the past and continues to the present. Therefore, I would be grateful if someone could let me know why they haven't used present prefect tense in the following sentence.
I just got here. (why not I've just got here)
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Both of those are OK. to get (somewhere) means to arrive. Arrival happens at a point in time.
- Both of those are OK.
- to get (somewhere) means to arrive.
- Arrival happens at a point in time.
- It can't continue.
- We don't talk about starting to arrive and then continuing to arrive until the present.
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Both of those are OK.
to get (somewhere) means to arrive. Arrival happens at a point in time. It can't continue. We don't talk about starting to arrive and then continuing to arrive until the present. Once we arrive, the act of arriving is finished. From this point of view, I just got here makes more sense.
However, since the event is very recent, and it h
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