just now作“刚才”、“一会儿之前”解时,常与一般过去时连用,位于句首或句末;它也可指“(加重语气的)现在”或“片刻之后”,这时可用于现在时或将来时.如:
They gave it to me just now.他们刚才把它给了我.
I'm busy just now.我现在很忙.
I'll tell you a story just now if you have time to listen to it.
如果你有时间,我马上就把故事讲给你听.
just now 有三种含义:
1、at this moment 此时、此刻、眼下
Come and see me later,I'm busy just now!
过些时候再来,我这会儿正忙着呢!
2、during this present period 目前;现阶段
Business is good just mow.
目前生意很红火.
3、onlu a short time ago 刚才;刚刚;一会儿前
I saw her just now.
我刚刚见到过她.
注:just一般不用于否定形式!
英语中各种时态都有一些标志性时间状语或副词,我们只要辨别它们,就容易多了.具体如下:
最常用常考的五种时态标志性时间状语
一般现在时:
every … ,often,usually,sometimes,always,
现在进行时:
now,at the moment,at present,Look,Listen
一般将来时:
tomorrow… ,next… ,in+ 一段时间,soon,the day after tomorrow
一般过去时:
yesterday… ,last… ,一段时间+ago,the day before yesterday
现在完成时:
already,yet,ever,never,so far(迄今为止) ,for+一段时间,since+时间点,just,in the past/last +时间段