present perfect of come

Meanings

1. 1verbtransitive or intransitive

   The form 'have come' or 'has come', used to talk about arriving or moving here at an unspecified time before now.

   Grammar: Formed with have/has + come; use 'have' with I/you/we/they and 'has' with he/she/it.

   Patterns

   • have come
   • has come
   • have come to a place
   • have come from a place

   She has come to the office early today.

   They have come from Japan to study here.

   I have come to this café many times.

2. 2verbintransitive

   The form 'have come' or 'has come' used to say that something has arrived or appeared.

   Grammar: No object; often used with 'just' or 'already'.

   Patterns

   • have just come
   • has already come
   • have come true

   The mail has just come.

   Spring has come early this year.

   His dream has finally come true.

Word forms

Common combinations

have come a long way

The project has come a long way since last year.

have come to terms with

She has come to terms with the changes.

have come true

His prediction has come true.

have come across

I have come across this word before.

have come up with

They have come up with a clever solution.

Synonyms and how they differ

have arrived

'Have arrived' is more formal and focuses on reaching a destination, while 'have come' focuses on movement toward the speaker or a place.

have gotten here

This is more informal and emphasizes the result of getting to a place, not the movement itself.

Opposites

Word family

come verb

The base form, meaning to move toward a place or person.

coming verb

The -ing form, used in continuous tenses.

came verb

The past simple form, used for a finished action in the past.

Commonly confused: present perfect of come or came?

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