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He has just (now) read.
読んだところでした。
Yonda tokoro deshita.
He had just (then) read.
読んでいるところです。
Yonde iru tokoro desu.
He is just (now) reading.
読んでいるところでした。
Yonde iru tokoro deshita.
He was just (then) reading.
読んでいたところです。
Yonde ita tokoro desu.
He has just been reading.
読んでいたところでした。
Yonde ita tokoro deshita.
He had just been reading.
Instead of the copula, you can have the particle e
followed by some clause that INTERRUPTS the action of the
