"My father has just come back home."

Translation: Mon père vient juste de rentrer à la maison.

[sherm456]

Why not "revenir" in the place of "rentrer"?

[jwl99]

Revenir worked for me.

[RKeeley]

Is the "à la maison" really necessary?

[alphabeta]

Yes, because where has he returned? "Home." So you express this with either « à la maison » or « chez lui ».

[eviparker]

I thought that venir + infinitive translated as 'to have just ....... and didn't realize that it was necessary to add 'juste' as well.

[ferynn]

It's "just" to emphasize the fact that he got home moments ago.

[eviparker]

Many thanks for your explanation.

[orangesunshine]

to clarify, venir + de + infinitif

[bbwalnut]

I'm a little confused with this sentence. Why is it past, and why is it back home rather than from home?

[MarkSchott]

can I use "soi" in place of "lui"

[CynthHL]

I entered exactly the sentence above and it was marked wrong, with "tout" added to the correct answer. Why??

[KaroFolger]

What about: mon père avait rentré? Is this possible as well?

[DavidOldacre]

can someone explain why "has come back" is not the past compound tense and why eon must use "vient" as well as "revenir" or "rentrer". I don't understand the grammatical construction of this translation at all in particular why "juste" is not necessary in one of DUOLINGO's alternative translations