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i just got home vs i have got home

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'I just got home' is used to indicate that the speaker has recently arrived at home, while 'I have got home' emphasizes the completion of the action of arriving at home.
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i just got home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the speaker has recently arrived at home.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker has arrived at home very recently, emphasizing the immediacy of the action.

Some examples from our editors:

  • I just got home, and I'm already tired.
  • She just got home from work.
  • We just got home from our vacation.
  • He just got home, and now he's going out again.
  • They just got home, and now they're cooking dinner.
  • Oct 29, 2018 ... Just could however mean 'simply', and 'I just got home' could just say what happened.
  • 10 hours ago ... Dude I just got home from work. I literally just sat down and opened the box. I didn't feel like cooking, I'm so exhausted I don't have the ...
  • Oct 16, 2024 ... ali_rosen on October 16, 2024: "I just got home from a wonderful chat with the incomparable @scorelucy and thought my night couldn't be any ...
  • Jul 5, 2012 ... I just got home from a rough job interview, and realized my dress had split open a few inches along the back seam, completely exposing my thong-clad buttocks.
  • 3 days ago ... I just got home... ... I need that bag in my life! How long does shipping take? If I order today will I receive by Nov. 25th? ... T-Top Taylor you' ...
  • I just got home from our annual guide-mentoring tour in Italy — a week of hands-on experiences designed to teach our newest hires how to lead a Rick...
  • I Just Got Home and You Want to Know If I Want to go Back to Camp? Posted by Peter Shifrin on August 24, 2021. Written by Laurie Rinke.
  • Jul 9, 2024 ... I just got home from the parks and am now seeing that I needed to buy the Military Photopass at the park. Is there any way to purchase my photos ...
  • Nov 23, 2023 ... I just got home from NYC. Here are some of my observations ; nywhiz · Nov 23, 2023, 10:26 AM. New York City, New York · 117,885 forum posts. #1 of ...

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I recently arrived home
  • I just arrived home
  • I just came home
  • I just returned home
  • I just reached home

i have got home

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in American English. It is more commonly used in British English to emphasize the completion of the action of arriving at home.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the speaker has successfully arrived at home, highlighting the completion of the action.

Examples:

  • I have got home safely.
  • She has got home earlier than expected.
  • We have got home before the rain started.
  • He has got home in time for dinner.
  • They have got home after a long journey.
  • Jan 19, 2015 ... So often I have got home and realised the file I need hasn't uploaded because I shut down my Work computer in such haste. 10 Likes. Reply ...
  • Oct 19, 2018 ... ... forums but I'm stuck. I'm running hass.io on a Pi3 with a Razberry board. I have got Home Assistant running and also the Z-Wave component.…
  • Oct 30, 2017 ... However using the mobile presence the hub thinks I have got home before I get out of the car so the time I get to the front door the 30 second ...
  • Jun 22, 2020 ... Hello! I have got Home assistant playing relly well with ESPHome on my narrowboat. it's going really well using the app to control my ...
  • Feb 8, 2023 ... Since i have got home and had time to digest it i am now worrying myself sick! Can anyone reassure me. i have no symptoms other than the ...
  • Dec 11, 2017 ... Since “I have got home” seems wrong to me”, I looked this up. “Have gotten” is used more often. In fact I could not find “has got” except ...
  • Hi there, just got back from my ride and after having issues with the garmin failing to connect to the power meter and gps at one point I have got home and ...
  • Oct 24, 2023 ... Ah amazing, I have got home assistant with zigbee hub and will give it a go. Thanks! Upvote
  • Dec 31, 2018 ... So when I have got home I have tried to log back into the system. I was greeted with incorrect username/password. Which was very strange ...
  • Sep 7, 2016 ... Now that I have got home from school and loaded up the document from my OneDrive, it shows all of the work I added at school. But has ...

Alternatives:

  • I have arrived home
  • I have reached home
  • I have made it home
  • I have returned home
  • I have gotten home

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