I have just I have recently
We use just when an action happened very shortly before now--maybe 5 minutes, 10 minutes.
Do you want some pizza? No, I have just eaten a sandwich. (maybe 15 minutes ago)
Look at the baby. She's so cute. She has just woken up.
Oh, no. I've just heard some bad news.
We use recently when something happened maybe a couple days ago, a week or a few weeks ago.
I have recently moved to a new apartment. (maybe 6 weeks ago)
She has recently started a new job. (maybe 3 weeks ago)
They've recently had a new baby. (maybe a month ago)
Students did a dialogue in class.
A: Where are you?
B. I'm at the park. I have just played a game of tennis.
If you want more practice, pick 8 places and write sentences like in the B example above.
1. I'm at the supermarket. I have just bought some groceries.
2. I'm at the movie theater. I have just seen a great movie.
We use just when an action happened very shortly before now--maybe 5 minutes, 10 minutes.
Do you want some pizza? No, I have just eaten a sandwich. (maybe 15 minutes ago)
Look at the baby. She's so cute. She has just woken up.
Oh, no. I've just heard some bad news.
We use recently when something happened maybe a couple days ago, a week or a few weeks ago.
I have recently moved to a new apartment. (maybe 6 weeks ago)
She has recently started a new job. (maybe 3 weeks ago)
They've recently had a new baby. (maybe a month ago)
Students did a dialogue in class.
A: Where are you?
B. I'm at the park. I have just played a game of tennis.
If you want more practice, pick 8 places and write sentences like in the B example above.
1. I'm at the supermarket. I have just bought some groceries.
2. I'm at the movie theater. I have just seen a great movie.