come
A person or a thing that moves towards you, comes. You come to my house when I invite you. The mail comes to my house when I am at home. You come to my classroom or my website to learn English. There are many different ways to use this verb.
come = move in my direction
- How often do you come to this website?
- If you come to my house, I will serve tea and cookies.
- Many people come to the United States to look for a job. (I use the word “come” in this sentence because I am here in the U.S.)
- Where do you come from? (Use this question to ask about a person’s country of origin.)
Here are some videos that show you various ways to use the verb “come.”
come / come / come / coming
- Many people come to this website to learn English.
- How often do you come here?
- Thanks for coming!
- Your parents want to know when you plan to come home.
- It’s good to come home.
- When you come home, you feel welcome.
come by = visit me / find
- You should come by sometime. (come by = visit)
- Fresh blueberries and strawberries are hard to come by at this time of year. (come by = find)
- Come by my apartment and we can study for the test. (come by = visit)
- The mail carrier comes by every day at around 2:00 p.m. (come by = stop to deliver something)
- The turkeys stopped coming by when we stopped feeding them. (come by = visit)
come up with = invent or create
- It’s hard to come up with new ideas all the time.
- Jose needs to come up with $10,000 to get the car that he wants.
- Maria needs to find a solution to her problem, but she hasnt come up with anything yet.