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These are OK:
He is coming here for the last time.
He came here for the last time.
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:56 am present simple |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
These are OK:
He is coming here for the last time.
He came here for the last time. |
"He come here for the last time."
What is the sense of this sentence?
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:59 am present simple |
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"He come here for the last time." What is the sense of this sentence?-- It has no sense: it is incorrect grammar. I come, you come, he comes. Even with the right verb form, I find a meaning difficult to find. It could be narrative present (telling a story about the past but in present tense).
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:12 am present simple |
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"He comes here for the last time."
1. You mean still no sense?
2. But It could be narrative present (telling a story about the past but in present tense).
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:57 am present simple |
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1. You mean still no sense? -- To me, only the sense in #2:
2. But It could be narrative present (telling a story about the past but in present tense).
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:18 am present simple |
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He never came here again.
Is this also same in the story?
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| #9 (permalink) Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:54 pm present simple |
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Mister Micawber,
Can I say as below?:
"He came here last time." |
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| #10 (permalink) Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:59 pm present simple |
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That sounds fine.
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