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I wake up now vs I just woke up

"I just woke up" is commonly used, not "I wake up now."
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Last updated: May 18, 2018 • 135895 views

I wake up now

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

While this is technically correct, you never hear people use this phrase in the present tense (you may hear people say "I will wake up later" or "I woke up earlier." If you want to say that you are in the process of waking up, use the gerund: "I am waking up now." Or, you can say, "I just woke up."
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Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I am waking up
  • I am in the process of waking up
  • I just woke up

I just woke up

This phrase is correct.

Use this phrase to explain that you are now awake/have just woken up.

Some examples from our editors:

  • I just woke up; let me have my coffee.
  • I can't talk right now because I just woke up.
  • Can you tell Mother that I just woke up?
  • I just woke up, so did Alemao.
  • I just woke up from a nap and I feel drafty.
  • I just woke up from a three-year mistake.
  • It's weird. I just woke up one day and couldn't wait to see you.
  • I just woke up one morning and realized there was nothing but thin air.
  • I just woke up from a seven-year coma and found out my finance stopping visiting after six months, so spare me your sob stories and listen carefully.
  • I just woke up five minutes ago.
  • I just woke up, and she was already gone.
  • I just woke up in a bathtub full of ice.
  • I just woke up. It's like I've been asleep for days.
  • I've been off duty for 12 hours, I just woke up.
  • I just woke up an hour ago in my car in the alley.
  • No way you're convincing me that I just woke up 50 years in the future.
  • But in my particular case, I just woke up one day when I was 14, and I decided that I wanted to be a girl again.
  • Because I just woke up from sleeping in the clinic like I always do.
  • I just woke up, here's my breakfast, I'm going to work.
  • I just woke up, and you were in my dream.
  • I just woke up and here you are.
  • I just woke up one morning, and I smelled coffee.
  • I just woke up one night and just leapt out of bed.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I am awake now
  • I just got up

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