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I wakened vs I wakened just now

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I wakened' is a simple past tense verb indicating that someone woke up at some point in the past. 'I wakened just now' adds the adverb 'just now' to specify that the waking up occurred very recently.

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I wakened

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the simple past tense form of the verb 'to waken,' indicating that someone woke up at some point in the past.
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  • v. wak·ened, wak·en·ing, wak·ens. v.tr. 1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me. 2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir. 3. To cause to be aware; alert or enlighten: The news wakened the king to his advisers' treachery.
  • Simple past. I wakened you wakened he/she/it wakened we wakened you wakened they wakened ... Past subjunctive. I wakened you wakened he/she/it wakened we wakened you wakened they wakened ...

Alternatives:

  • I woke up
  • I awakened

I wakened just now

This phrase is correct and specifies that the waking up occurred very recently.

This phrase adds the adverb 'just now' to indicate that the waking up happened very recently, providing a more specific time frame.

Alternatives:

  • I just woke up
  • I just awakened

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