Fred ____.
A. went just B. just was going C. has just gone D. just has gone (Nelson, 100B) 不知如何答这道题。
当 just 作“刚才”“刚刚”(very recently)或“就在那时”(at this (that) precise moment) 解时,动词一般要用完成体或进行体,而且总是占句中位置(即实义动词之前,助动词或连系动词之后),因此应排除选择 B 和 D 的可能性:
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I've just seen Professor Grant. (Gronin) 我刚刚见到格兰特教授。
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When I saw her, she had just come back. (CGEL) 当我见到她时，她刚回来。
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I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. 我刚刚收到我兄弟蒂姆的一封信。
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Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. (New Concept English, Book 2, L.5) 詹姆斯·斯科特先生在塞尔珀里有个汽车修理工场。现在他又在平赫斯特买下另一个汽车修理工场。平赫斯特离塞尔珀里只有五英里，但斯科特先生新买下的汽车修理工场装不上电话机，所以他就买了十二只鸽子。
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I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. (New Concept English, Book 2, L. 6) 我刚刚搬入大桥街的一所房子。
在非正式的美国英语中, just 可以与过去时连用, 但仍居句中位置(因此, 应排除选择 A 的可能性):
She just spoke to me about it. (CGEL) 她刚才向我谈了这件事。
____ twelve o'clock.
“Will a bus stop here soon?” “No, ____.”