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I just come vs I have just come

The correct phrase is "I have just come." This is the present perfect tense, which is used to indicate an action that was completed recently or has an effect on the present. The phrase "I just come" is incorrect in standard English.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1368 views

I just come

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

The correct form is "I have just come," which is in the present perfect tense. It is used to indicate an action that was completed recently or has an effect on the present.
  • I just come here to look at the fish.
  • I just come out from a place wherever I need to be sure.
  • You think I just come in late whenever I want?
  • You think I just come in late whenever I want?
  • Nowadays, I just come back every so often to see how the fam's doing.
  • I just come here and work every day as hard as I can, and I'm like - still don't have enough money to do anything.
  • If I no work here, if I just come in like you, I order one thing.
  • I just come out here to get a little scenery.
  • I just come because I enjoy the fights.
  • I just come from Yell county.
  • I just come here to... breathe in the smell of sweat.
  • I just come to talk to Lindsay.
  • I just come to PTA meetings because I'm lonely.
  • I just come from airport to pick up new lady.
  • I just come here to get my paycheck.
  • I just come here for the cocktails.
  • I just come in to watch TV sometimes.
  • Sometimes I just come in here and I sing.
  • Should I just come in through...
  • I just come for the cannoli.

Alternatives:

  • I have just come
  • I just arrived
  • I have recently arrived
  • I came just now
  • I have come recently

I have just come

This phrase is correct in standard English.

This is the present perfect tense and is used to indicate an action that was completed recently or has an effect on the present.
  • Speaking of changing one's mind, Mr. McPherson... I have just come from my lawyer.
  • I have just come from the first conference within the EU on minority and regional languages at the Centre Borschette.
  • I have just come from the animal welfare intergroup, where they are also hoping that animal welfare will be a big issue, especially the transport of animals.
  • Madam President, I have just come from the last meeting of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Brussels.
  • Madam President, I have just come from a press conference calling for rigorous implementation of economic sanctions against the Iranian regime, a notorious sponsor of terrorism across the Middle East and beyond.
  • I have just come from a worldwide video conference, organised by Unifem, the UN women's organisation, which calls for a worldwide campaign for a world free of violence against women.
  • I have just come back from the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva and this problem was very high up on the list of issues discussed there.
  • Permit me though, on a final note, to say something that is fundamental to the future of education, since I have just come from an educational symposium, the Federal Conference of the Austrian People's Party.
  • The Attorney General and I have just come from the White House.
  • My dear Madame de Tourvel I have just come...
  • Finally I have just come from a meeting of the Intergroup on Ageing.
  • Colleagues, I have just come from the Conference of Presidents.
  • Mr President, I have just come out of a meeting of the Public Services Intergroup.
  • Mr President, I have just come back from Palestine.
  • I have just come from rehearsal, and I can safely say that I am going to blow the roof off that church tonight.
  • Mr President, I have just come back from the civil society alternative G8 meetings in Edinburgh, where thousands of people debated how to make poverty history.
  • I have just come from and will return to chairing a hearing on reducing CO2 emissions from motor vehicles.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, I have just come back from South Africa where I went in my capacity as a member of the EP delegation.
  • I have just come back from the SADEC Summit, where I spoke with heads of state.
  • I have just come from the Education Council which completed its work today under the Finnish Presidency.

Alternatives:

  • I just arrived
  • I have recently arrived
  • I came just now
  • I have come recently
  • I arrived a moment ago

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