The Verb "Come" in English

Conjugation of "To Come"

The verb "come" is an irregular verb. (This means that "come" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Come"

Form	come	Alternative Name
Base Form	come	Infinitive Form
The -S Form	comes	Third Person Singular Form
Past Form	came	Simple Past Tense
The -ING Form	coming	Present Participle Form
The Past Participle Form	come	[no alternative name]

Example Sentences with To Come

It's your go. Select the correct version of "to come":

"To Come" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "come" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

Person	Simple Past	Past Progressive Tense	Past Perfect Tense	Past Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	came came came came came came The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.	was coming were coming was coming were coming were coming were coming The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.	had come had come had come had come had come had come The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.	had been coming had been coming had been coming had been coming had been coming had been coming The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

Person	Simple Present	Present Progressive Tense	Present Perfect Tense	Present Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	come come comes come come come The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.	am coming are coming is coming are coming are coming are coming The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.	have come have come has come have come have come have come The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)	have been coming have been coming has been coming have been coming have been coming have been coming The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

Person	Simple Future	Future Progressive Tense	Future Perfect Tense	Future Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	will come will come will come will come will come will come The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.	will be coming will be coming will be coming will be coming will be coming will be coming The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.	will have come will have come will have come will have come will have come will have come The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.	will have been coming will have been coming will have been coming will have been coming will have been coming will have been coming The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs:

Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:

see, say, go, come (this page), know, get, give, become, find, and think

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs:

Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:

see, say, go, come, know, get, give, become, find, and think

This page was written by Craig Shrives.

The Verb "Come" in English

Conjugation of "To Come"

The Five Forms of "To Come"

Example Sentences with To Come

"To Come" in All the Tenses

Past Tenses

Present Tenses

Future Tenses

Most Common Irregular Verbs

Most Common Irregular Verbs

Learning Resources

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