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Beanbag Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"I just finished reading" VS "I have just finished reading": difference?

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001. I just finished reading the newspaper.02br
002. I have just finished reading the newspaper.02br
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00Are all grammatically correct? I have a feeling that sentence 1 is not grammatically correct, though nowadays people don't mind. 02br
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00Also, what's the technical term of the verb forms above? Let me take a guess: Sentence 2 is called present perfect. 0-
  

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0 I think sentence 1 is wrong. The reason is that one should use present perfect for "just". 02br 00Sentence 1 would be simple past, if it were correct.

— Daxiaoaixad

  • 0 I think sentence 1 is wrong.
  • The reason is that one should use present perfect for "just".
  • 02br 00Sentence 1 would be simple past, if it were correct.
  • 01blockquote 01cite 10Beanbag12cite 10Hello, Is there a difference in meaning between the following two sentences: 1.
  • I just finished reading the newspaper.
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0 I think sentence 1 is wrong. The reason is that one should use present perfect for "just". 02br
00Sentence 1 would be simple past, if it were correct. Sentence 2 is present perfect.01blockquote
01cite10Beanbag12cite10Hello, Is there a difference in meaning between the following two sentences: 1. I just finished reading the newspape
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0.00 I just finished reading the newspaper. 02br
002. I have just finished reading the newspaper. 00 00 There is nothing wrong with # 1. It's acceptable. 02br
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00If I said " I just saw Mary walking by your office", is it wrong in your estimation?02br
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01cite10Goodman12cite10.11font10 I just finished reading the newspaper. 12br
102. I have just finished reading the newspaper. 10 11font10 There is nothing wrong with # 1. It's acceptable. 12font1
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0I can say " 01font00I just saw Mary walking by your office02font00". This implies it just happened short time ago and the past tense is understood with no time constrain.02br
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00 01font00I've seen Mary walking by your office this morning02font00. This one has a time reference, howe
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0 The use of "already" and "just" with the simple past is AmE. In formal BrE, they are used commonly with the present perfect tense. It's probable Daiaoaixiad learned BrE.02br
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0Really ! Perhaps, Nona The Brit can shed some light on it. "Already" and "just" should be common words in English regardless AmE or BrE.0-
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0Goodman02br
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00Why did you twist my message every time? When and where did I say such a thing like "just" and "already" are uncommon in BrE? I said to Daxiao (not to you!) that the use of such adverbs with the simple past tense is one of the features of AmE.02br
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Thanks for your clear explanation. it helped me a lot.
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Dear Mr. Goodman,
I'm afraid you've got a very approximate idea of syntax. Your explanation is totally wrong, even for American native speakers. I just would like to recommend a good book of English Grammar: Practical English Grammar is the textbook I studied on. I cannot show you now all that you are mistaking and your ridiculous oddities, just for instance '...
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i think you could use both but in two entirely different story:

1)
"you know what happened yesterday? I was reading the newspaper in the bus stop when a car crashed right into a tree nearby."
"so what did you do?"
"I just finished reading the newspaper."
( so he kept on reading after the time of crash until he read enough)

2)
"Hi, what are you up to?"
"I'v
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