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Bassa Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Which sentence is the correct one?

1) What did just happen?

2) What just happened?
  

Top answer

Greetings, according to orthodox rules, neither one. The first is downright incorrect - it utilises the operator where it isn't needed. What has just happended?

— Andriy Lapin

  • Greetings, according to orthodox rules, neither one.
  • The first is downright incorrect - it utilises the operator where it isn't needed.
  • What has just happended?
  • Is the correct option in BrE, with present perfect tense.
  • Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings,

according to orthodox rules, neither one.

The first is downright incorrect - it utilises the operator where it isn't needed.

What has just happended? Is the correct option in BrE, with present perfect tense.

Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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While I have often seen on this forum and others that Americans don't use the present perfect, this is one example when we DO use the simple past over our British colleagues. We use simple past with "just."

I just stepped in gum. I just saw a great movie. Something weird just happened.

So your second example is just fine in American English.

Your first example is right o
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