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Come Verbs  Come describing movementWe usually use come to talk about movement from the listener to the speaker or from the speaker to the listener.Movement from listener to speakerCan you come to my office? I need to show you something. Movement from speaker to listenerShall I come to your place at 8 pm?We also use come to talk about movement from another place to the place where the speaker or listener is:Rosie is going to come to you on Friday if that’s okay. (a third person moves to the listener)A man came to my door last night selling pictures. (another person moved to the speaker)Come is also used with the meaning of ‘accompanying the speaker or listener to a place’:Are you coming with us to the beach this afternoon?A:I’m going for some lunch. Are you coming?B:Yeah, why not.   Come meaning ‘arrive’We can use come to mean ‘arrive’:Has the post come yet?Flavio came about an hour ago but Tom isn’t here yet. Come or come to?When we talk about an event which happens because someone comes to a particular place, we use come and:Would you like to come and have dinner with us one day next week?When we simply express someone’s intention or purpose in coming to a place, we use come to:He came to apologise, but she wouldn’t speak to him. (it was his intention to apologise)Common informal spoken expressions with comeSpoken English: How come? is used informally to mean ‘why’:A:How about lunch at 1 pm?B:Not today, I’m afraid.A:How come?B:I’ve got a big meeting this afternoon and I need to prepare for it.See also:  Come or go?https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/come-or-go  Gohttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/go

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/come common verbs

Topic	Come
Source	https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/come
Section	Verbs
SubSection	common verbs
Content	Come describing movement We usually use come to talk about movement from the listener to the speaker or from the speaker to the listener. Movement from listener to speaker Can you come* to my office? I need to show you something.* Movement from speaker to listener Shall I come* to your place at 8 pm?* We also use come to talk about movement from another place to the place where the speaker or listener is: Rosie is going to come* to you on Friday if that’s okay.* (a third person moves to the listener) A man came* to my door last night selling pictures.* (another person moved to the speaker) Come is also used with the meaning of ‘accompanying the speaker or listener to a place’: Are you coming* with us to the beach this afternoon?* A: I’m going for some lunch. Are you *coming? B: Yeah, why not. Come* meaning ‘arrive’ We can use come to mean ‘arrive’: Has the post come* yet?* Flavio came* about an hour ago but Tom isn’t here yet.* Come or come to? When we talk about an event which happens because someone comes to a particular place, we use come and: Would you like to come and* have dinner with us one day next week?* When we simply express someone’s intention or purpose in coming to a place, we use come to: He came to* apologise, but she wouldn’t speak to him.* (it was his intention to apologise) Common informal spoken expressions with come Spoken English: How come? is used informally to mean ‘why’: A: How about lunch at 1 pm? B: Not today, I’m afraid. A: *How come?* B: I’ve got a big meeting this afternoon and I need to prepare for it. See also: Come or go? https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/come-or-go Go https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/go

Speaker Movement Listener Talk I Place Coming B

Come describing movement

Movement from listener to speaker

Movement from speaker to listener

Come meaning ‘arrive’

Come or come to?

Common informal spoken expressions with come