Renae in Australia asks:
Please inform me as to when “came” is correct and when “had come” is correct. Many people in Australia say “She come over” and I find it hard on my ears! Are they dropping off the “had” or are they forgetting to use the word “came”?
We'd use "had come" if we were in the past tense and had to mention an even earlier time: "She had come over before we arrived."
I suspect that people saying "She come over" as equivalent to "She came over." This seems to be a fairly common simplification in several English dialects around the world. It's a bit jarring, but it's not likely to go away.
Please inform me when to use had , has and have . for i had sent a material is correct else , i have sent a material yesterday is correct . Pls suggest
Posted by: Account Deleted | June 22, 2009 at 06:30 AM
Hello Renae, I know that this was posted a long time ago, but I wanted to comment.
To come is a verb. So, the present tense of come is the present tense of to come, but came is past tense, and had come is the participle. With that being said, it is ok to say, "they come to america." However, come is the plaural form comes is the singular. If you want to speak about one person or subject, you should say comes. For example, "She comes come to find." You right, it is a matter of tense. hope this helped
Posted by: Andre Barber | March 21, 2012 at 06:37 AM