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Suppose I wrote someone an email and told him something. After a few days, it occurred to me that I forgot to tell him about other things. What is correct in this situation:

  • Hi marc, I have just remembered that I forgot to tell you about other things...

or

  • Hi marc, I just remembered that I forgot to tell you about other things ...
tchrist
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user3232446
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  • If not for that "just" in there, I'd say there's a subtle difference. But with the "just," the two versions end up meaning the same thing. – aparente001 Sep 11 '19 at 03:58

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I think both the sentences are correct. The adverb Just is used both in the simple past and present perfect and in the past perfect tense too. Just means recently when referring to time. The distinction between American and the British English is being slowly lost. Even in informal or in formal context, there is no difference.

1.I just remembered that I forgot to tell you about other things.

  1. I have just remembered that I forgot to tell you about other things

Both the sentences mean the same thing and are grammatically correct.

aparente001
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Jvlnarasimharao
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The have auxilary is not used equivalently elsewhere. So there can't be a definite answer. Some use have liberally, and there is no difference in meaning.

I'd argue that have remembered X implies having X, having got X, having given X, etc.

However, logically, forgetting precedes remembering, so the first variant is illogical. However, there might be a dislike for irregular participles like "forgotten" or the past perfect with "had".

Overall I'd recommend

Hi, I need to tell you a few more things, that I just remembered.

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