{"id":72214,"date":"2019-09-17T05:34:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72214"},"modified":"2019-09-17T05:34:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:34:48","slug":"come-what-may-how-come-come-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/come-what-may-how-come-come-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Come What May | How Come | Come To"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We use come <\/b>for movements nearer to the position of the speaker or a point (in space or time) or a result.<\/p>\n
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  • Come <\/b>here.<\/li>\n
  • Come <\/b>to me.<\/li>\n
  • They came <\/b>at six o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n
  • We argued till we came <\/b>to blows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Come <\/b>can also mean arrive.<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • The visitors haven\u2019t come <\/b>yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      We use go <\/b>for movements to other places.<\/p>\n

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      • Where are you going? <\/b><\/li>\n
      • I want to go <\/b>now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Come from<\/b> is used to say where people\u2019s home are or were.<\/p>\n

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        • She comes from <\/b>Wales, but her husband is Scottish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Come true<\/h3>\n

          Come true<\/b> means become real, become a fact<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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          • It was like a dream come true. <\/b><\/li>\n
          • I will make all your dreams come true. <\/b><\/li>\n
          • I had always dreamt of becoming a millionaire, but I never thought it would come true. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Come what may<\/h3>\n

            Come what may<\/b> means whatever happens<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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            • Come what may, <\/b> I will never let you out of my sight again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Come to<\/h3>\n

              Come to<\/b> can mean happen to<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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              • How did you come to <\/b>hear of it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Come + infinitive <\/b>can also be used to talk about changes in attitude or opinion.<\/p>\n

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                • You will come to regret <\/b>your decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  How come<\/h3>\n

                  This structure is used to ask the reason for something.<\/p>\n

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                  • How come <\/b>you never told me? (= Why didn’t you tell me?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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