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Just
Hi,
-What's the difference in meaning between :'I have just been swimming' and 'I have just swum'?
-What does 'just' add to each tense?
-Both the present perfect simple and continuous are used for a present result of a past activity.Do they convey the same meaning ?Please,give me some examples.
Thanks
-What's the difference in meaning between :'I have just been swimming' and 'I have just swum'?
-What does 'just' add to each tense?
-Both the present perfect simple and continuous are used for a present result of a past activity.Do they convey the same meaning ?Please,give me some examples.
Thanks
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Hi, -What's the difference in meaning between :'I have just been swimming' and 'I have just swum'? -What does 'just' add to each tense? It can mean 'Only swimming, nothing else, eg not boating, not golfing, not reading a book'.
- Hi, -What's the difference in meaning between :'I have just been swimming' and 'I have just swum'?
- -What does 'just' add to each tense?
- It can mean 'Only swimming, nothing else, eg not boating, not golfing, not reading a book'.
- It can mean 'very recently, not long ago'.
- eg 'My friend has just had a heart attack.
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Hi,
-What's the difference in meaning between :'I have just been swimming' and 'I have just swum'?
-What does 'just' add to each tense?
It can mean 'Only swimming, nothing else, eg not boating, not golfing, not reading a book'.
It can mean 'very recently,
-What's the difference in meaning between :'I have just been swimming' and 'I have just swum'?
-What does 'just' add to each tense?
It can mean 'Only swimming, nothing else, eg not boating, not golfing, not reading a book'.
It can mean 'very recently,
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