Today in our article, we will introduce you to one multifunctional word: came (come). This verb has different forms depending on the time, is used in a variety of phrasal constructions and deserves our close attention.

General concept of the verb

First of all, it is necessary to describe its main qualities as a simple semantic verb that performs the function of a predicate in a sentence. How the semantic verb come is translated “to come, come”, but this is not the whole list options. So that you can see how different the translation of a given word in a sentence can be, we offer a few examples:

• He comes here every day. - He comes here every day.
• I will come in 2 days. - I I'll come after 2 days.
• She came to some unknown organization. - She entered to an unknown organization.
• It always comes in the night. - It always appears at night.
• This dress comes to your bag. - This dress fits to your bag.

Came (come) is an irregular verb, and for those who study English, this means a lot. This means that when forming temporary formulas, he uses his own forms, and does not obey the general rule. So, in the table where all such words are listed, three options are given: come-came-come.

• I came here yesterday. - I came here yesterday.

By type, this verb is weak. Thus, in the formation of negative and interrogative sentences, he needs help auxiliary verbs. Depending on the time, do, does or did helpers are selected.

• They didn't come to the party. - They didn't come to the party.
• When does Ben come to work? - When does Ben come to work?

In addition to performing the function of a simple semantic, this verb can be used as part of a phrase. There are many set expressions in which we observe its presence, and the translation of these sentences does not always coincide with the main meaning.

• Please, come back and I will forgive you. - Please come back and I will forgive you.

Temporal forms of the verb come with examples

There are four different groups of tenses in English:

• indefinite - Indefinite,
• long - Continuous,
• completed - Perfect,
• completed long - Perfect Continuous.

As already mentioned, depending on the time, the form of came/come also changes. The verb is modified according to the following formulas:

Each of the formulas is applied strictly according to the rules for the formation of tenses:

• I come here every Tuesday. - I come here every Tuesday.
• We come here every Tuesday. - We came here every Tuesday.
• We will come here every Tuesday. - We will come here every Tuesday.
• At the moment she goes inside. - She is coming in at this moment.
• At that moment, she went inside. - She was coming in at that moment.
• At 5 o'clock she will come inside. - She will be coming in at 5.
• They have already arrived. - They have already come.
• The parents arrived before he left. - The parents had come before he left.
• We will come to that moment. - We will have to come by that moment.
• Despite his efforts, we did not come to an agreement for a long time. - In spite of his efforts, we have been coming to an agreement for a long time.
• At ten o'clock we had already made the long journey to our destination. - At 10 o'clock we had been coming a long way to destination.
• By 5 o'clock he will have returned to work twice, as he constantly forgets something. - By 5 o'clock he will already have been coming back to work twice for he constantly forgets something.

Set phrases

As a phrasal verb, come is part of many expressions. Among the most common:

• "... about" - arise;
• "... across" - meet, collide;
• "... along" - go together;
• "... back" - to return;
• "... down" - fall, get sick;
• "... forward" - to speak in defense;
• "... from" - to be a kind;
• "... in" - enter;
• "... on" - begin, occur;
• "... out" - to appear, etc.

For example: I often come across him in the library. - I often meet him in the library.

Practice the verb came/come

The verb is best practiced in exercises such as:

• Paste desired shape verb (He ... to the cinema in time).
• Insert the appropriate preposition of the phrasal verb (They often ... ... with difficulties).
• Translate into English (You came too late today).

There are many exercises for practicing verbs in English You just need to have the desire to learn. To train a phrasal verb, it is best to use translation sentences. Here is an example of such proposals:

• We let's move on street only on green light.
• He always should behind us.
• He must appear before the court.
• Excellent wine happened from this grape variety.
• We came out from home on time.
• scream escaped from his chest.
• What is it found on him?
• Not turn around the corner and go straight ahead.
• It is forbidden hit under someone else's influence.
• I came across for interesting information.
• And here suddenly on her attacked fear.
• This is all going on not with me.
• What a pity that everything fell apart into parts.
• Never again come back.
• Don't worry everyone will pass.

Despite such different translations into Russian, the same verb come is used in all sentences, but with different prepositions and adverbs.

I'll tell you a secret: correct and Irregular Verbs English is the most "favorite" topic of teachers and students when studying English grammar. Fate would have it that the most popular and frequently used in English speech words. For example, the famous phrase "to be or not to be" also contains exactly the wrong verb. And that's the beauty of the British :)

Just think for a second how great it would be to add an ending -ed to the main verbs and get the past tense. And now all English learners are prepared to participate in an exciting attraction - memorizing a convenient table of irregular English verbs with translation and transcription.

1. IRREGULAR VERBS

Meet their royal majesty irregular verbs. It won't take long to talk about them. You just need to accept and remember that each verb has its own forms. And it is almost impossible to find any logical connection. It remains only to put a table in front of you and learn how you once memorized the English alphabet.

It's good that there are verbs where all three forms coincide and are pronounced the same (put-put-put). But there are especially harmful forms that are written like twins, but are pronounced differently. (read - read - read ). Just like choosing only the best tea leaves of the best varieties for the royal tea party, we have collected the most used irregular verbs, arranged them alphabetically, visually conveniently arranged in a table - we did everything to make you smile and ... learn. In general, only conscientious cramming will save humanity from ignorance of English irregular verbs.

And to make memorization not so boring, you can create your own algorithms. For example, first write out all the verbs where the three forms match. Then those where the two forms coincide (most of them, by the way). Or, let's say, learn words today with the letter "b" (do not think bad), and tomorrow - with another. No limits to fantasy for lovers of English!

And without departing from the cash register, we suggest taking a test for knowledge of irregular verbs.

Table of irregular verbs in English with transcription and translation:

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2. REGULAR VERBS

When the most difficult part in the form of irregular verbs is mastered (we want to believe that this is so), you can click like nuts and regular English verbs. They are called so because they form the past tense and participle II in exactly the same way. In order not to load your brain once again, we simply denote their form 2 and form 3. And both of them are obtained with the help of the ending - ed.

For example: look-look,work - worked

2.1 And for those who like to get to the bottom of everything in everything, you can conduct a brief educational program about the mysterious term " participle II". First, why participle? Because how else to designate a three-headed dragon, which has signs of 3 parts of speech at once: a verb, an adjective and an adverb. Accordingly, such a form is always found WITH PARTS (at once with three).

Second, why II? Because there is also I . Quite logical  Only participle I has an ending -ing, and participle II has an ending -ed in regular verbs, and any ending in incorrect ( written , built , come ).

2.2 And everything would be fine, but there are some nuances.

If the verb ends with -y, then you need an ending -ied(study-study).
. If the verb consists of one syllable and ends in a consonant, then it doubles ( stop - stopped).
. The final consonant l is always doubled (travel -travelled)
. If the verb ends in -e, then you only need to add -d(translate - translated)

For especially corrosive and attentive, you can also add pronunciation features. For example, after deaf consonants, the ending is pronounced as “t”, after voiced - “d”, after vowels “id”.

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In today's material, we will consider the phrasal verb come. This is an irregular verb, that is, the formation of the past tense of the II and III forms of the verb does not occur according to the usual rules, when the ending -ed is attached to the word, but is formed according to special rules that you need to know by heart - come-came-come. The basic meaning of the verb come is come, arrive, arrive.

• We are closed, come tomorrow. - We are closed, Come tomorrow.

But depending on the context, it can acquire variant shades of meaning, the translation of which cannot be given by an online dictionary.

Join

• We'll go for a walk. Do you want t o come ? - We're going for a walk. Want join?

Reach, take a stand

• If Alex comes first, he‘ ll win a Grand for study. - If Alex will take first place (comes first), he will win a training grant.

Be a consequence(after something)

• The rainbow almost always comes after the rain, when it‘ s sunny. - A rainbow almost always appears (comes) after rain, when it is sunny.

to be provided, to be available

• The dress comes in red, green and blue. -The dress available in red, green And blue flowers.

get around, stand

• This flat comes much expensive, we can not allow it now. - This apartment cost too expensive, we can't afford it now.

In addition, there are more than 30 combinations that produce phrasal verbs with adverbs and prepositions, and which can take on the most unexpected meanings. Exercises will help determine the specific meaning of the phrase.

The phrasal verb come is one of the most difficult to learn, because, depending on the verbal environment, it can take on a lot of meanings: from get sick(come down with ) before come up with anything ( come up with ).

Consider the most popular combinations " verb + adverb"And" verb + preposition"Which will help you learn to understand the interlocutor when communicating. Follow up with strengthening exercises.

COME ABOUT

to appear, to appear

• The idea of ​​traveling around the world came about when I saw the beauty of the nature of my own country. -Idea travel around peace arose , when I saw beauty nature own country.

COME ACROSS

chance to meet, stumble upon

• I came across this book by chance, but it changed all my life. -I by chance came across on the this book, but she changed all mine a life.

to be understood, to be understood

• It was very difficult to come across his mind. -It was very difficult his understand .

to make an impression, to appear

• He comes across as handsome and kind man, but it‘ s just a mask which hides his true face. - He seems a sweet and kind person, but this is just a mask that hides his true face.

convey, express(thoughts, ideas)

• Can you come across clearer? -You you can express yourself clearer?
• I don't always come across with consistency.I don't always express my thoughts consistently.

splurge, splurge

In this sense, phrasal verbs come + across used colloquially when we are talking about money.

• Do you want this dress? Come across! You can't deprive oneself of such pleasure. -You want this the dress? fork out ! You can't deprive yourself of that pleasure.

COME AFTER

Pinvestigate

• The murderer came across him from the station, waiting a perfect moment to attack. -Killer haunted his from stations, waiting ideal moment for attacks.

COME ALONG

To accompany someone , make a company

• I‘ m going to meet with Tim, come along with me. I'm going to meet Tim compose to me company.

recover, get better

• doctor said that I come along , so I can get back to work. The doctor said that I getting better so I can get back to work.

The verb is used colloquially to mean good, stop, enough.

• Oh come along! – Yes enough for you.

COME APART

Rfall apart, fall apart

• The house came apart at the seams. -House was falling apart on the eyes.

COME AROUND

Come in, come in

• Next week I‘ ll be in London and try to come around to Susan. I will be in London next week and try call in to Susan.

advance, take place

• The day of wedding came around so quickly, that I even had not time to recognize my decision. -Day weddings came So fast, what I even not managed realize his solution.

Change your mind

• John came around after conversation with Sally. -John changed solution after conversation from Sally.

synonym: change one's mind

The phrasal verb come around is also used in marine vocabulary in the sense of " turn right." In the modified form, come round/ to is used in the meaning come to life(after fainting, illness).

• Katy couldn't‘ t came round after Harry‘ s death for a long time. - Katie could not for a long time recover after Harry's death.

COME BACK

Come back

• Come back soon, I‘ ll miss you. – come back rather, I will miss.

COME BETWEEN

Interfere(about relationships)

Never come between lovers, you‘ ll be bad anyway. – Never intervene in a relationship of lovers, you will be bad anyway.

COME BY

get

• Don‘ t you know where the cheapest tickets come by ? - You don't know where get cheapest tickets?

come in

The meaning came from design-Americanism. More used in colloquial form. Can be used as a synonym for come around.

• I made cakes by mom's recipe. Would you like come by ? I baked cupcakes according to my mother's recipe. Do not want come in?

COME DOWN

To go down(from the top floor, tree, mountain)

• kids, come down. The dinner is waiting for you. -Children, get down . Dinner is waiting for you.

decrease

• I always buy shoes at the end of season when the prices come down. – I always buy shoes in end season, when prices decrease .

Fall

• The old tree came down from wind in the central square, but no one hurts. - Old tree fell from the wind in the central square, but no one was hurt.

COME DOWN WITH

Wget sick

• many children came down with flu this autumn. -Many children got sick influenza this autumn.

COME DOWN ON

criticize, condemn

• Don't dare come down on me! -Not dare condemn me!

COME FORWARD

Intercede, protect, give information

• He asked about help, but nobody wanted to come forward . He asked for help, but no one wanted to come out in defense.

COME FROM

originate, be born

• Nick comes from Greece. – Nick by birth from Greece.

COME IN

To come in

• Come in and take your sit. -Come in and take your seats.

Come into power

• They came in to develop our company. - They are came to power to develop the company.

COME OF

Be a result, follow from something

• Don't give up. I think something good will come of it. - Do not give up. I think from this succeed something good.

COME OFF

peel off, fall off

• It's time to change the wallpaper. It comes off . It's time to change the wallpaper. They are peel off.

COME ON

Step on, approach

• winter comes on. We must think how to pay for the flat. -Winter approaching . We have to think about how to pay for the apartment.

Move on, make progress

• How does the work on your thesis coming on? – How moving forward Job above your dissertation?

Also combination Come on! used colloquially to mean come on, do it, make up your mind, hurry up etc.

COME OUT

Go out, go out, go out in public

• I'll be soon. I'm come out. – I soon I will. I I'm leaving.

Go out, realize, publish(about the book, series, album)

• I'm waiting when the new season "Game of Thrones" comes out. – I I am waiting, when will come out new season « Games thrones».

COME OVER

Leave, move(to another country)

• Maggie came over to Italy many years ago. -Maggie moved in Italy many years to that.

to be perceived, to impress

• no one could came over him what he was. - Nobody could perceive him the way he was.

COME THROUGH

endure, endure, pass(through something)

• She came through the loss and disappointment, how could she believe in the light future after that? -She survived losses And disappointment, how she could believe in light future after this?

COME TOGETHER

Unite

• The best way to get a win come together. – Best way win – unite .

COME-UP

Rise, increase

• The world ocean level is coming up because of global warming. -world ocean level rises due to global warming.

Get up, get on your feet

• He came up very quickly. -He rose very fast.

To be mentioned

• Dr. Smith, it's honor for us to meet you. We came up about your works yesterday. “Dr. Smith, it is an honor for us to meet you. We mentioned your work yesterday.

Approach(about the event)

• The storm is coming up. We need to hurry up. -Storm approaching . We need to hurry.

COME UP AGAINST

to face, to resist

• When it seems that you come up against with insuperable difficulties, remember the way that you already went through. It‘ ll help you to find strength. - When it seems that you faced with insurmountable obstacles, remember what you have already been through. This will help you find strength.

COME UP WITH

Come up with(something)

• Good job Den! You come up with a great idea. -Good Job, Dan! You filed great idea.

COME UNDER

Be subjected to(attack, criticism, pressure)

• All our actions come under cruel criticism of jealous people. - All our activities exposed harsh criticism from envious people.

The verb to come is one of the most common verbs expressing movement. Unlike the verb to go, which means "moving away from some object", the verb to come is responsible for "moving towards some object." Here is a list of its lexical meanings:

In addition, the verb to come occurs in a large number of set expressions and is the basis for a huge number of phrasal verbs, which are described below. However, first of all, one should learn the features of the grammatical forms of this verb.

Grammatical features of the verb to come

The verb to come belongs to a large and very important group of irregular verbs. The table below indicates the three main forms to be memorized, since it is these forms that underlie many other forms of the verb to come and do not obey the rules of formation:

The verb to come belongs to the number, that is, it does not use the direct and it has no forms. Temporary forms active voice verbs to come are presented in the following table:

Set expressions with the verb to come

Phrasal verbs with stem to come

As can be seen from the above information, this verb has a lot of useful meanings. Try to make friends with the verb to come, and it will help you out more than once in any, whether it be a complex or simple speech situation.