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What is the difference between I just told him and I have just told him ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I just told him and I have just told him ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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grammatically speaking, the second is correct. however, we tend to use the first one more often. either is acceptable, so it doesn’t matter which you use
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It is either I told him ( without just) or have just told him.. the later means it happened later or before a while ago... but ( I told him) happens hours.. days.. or years ago
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grammatically speaking, the second is correct. however, we tend to use the first one more often. either is acceptable, so it doesn’t matter which you use
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