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What the sentence actually means---"I just came"

Avangi · Accepted Answer

It usually means "I just (recently) arrived."

CalifJim · Answer

You can add just to a simple past to show that the action happened a very short time ago.

I ate. (This could be at any time in the past.)

I just ate. (This is not very long ago.)
I arrived. (Any time in the past.)

I just arrived. (Very recently.)

Sally left. (Any time in the past.)

Sally just left. (Very recently.)
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You can also use the present perfect.

I've just eaten. I've just arrived. Sally has just left.

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You can also add just to a simple past to show that only that action happened, and not any other actions.

I just smiled. (I did nothing else except smile.)
I just stared in amazement. (I did nothing else except stare in amazement.)
Ken just shrugged his shoulders. (He did nothing else except shrug his shoulders.)

CJ

Teacher Eric · Answer

Something tells me this is connected to the "S" word. But I don't dare explain this further.

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