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Coachpotato Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

ARRIVE HOME

I know that you don't use any prepositons to say I arrive home

but what should I say if it's not mine but other person's home?

I arrived at Liam's home

I arrived Liam's home
  

Top answer

I arrived at Liam's home. or I have arrived at Liam's home. Can you see the difference?

— Robyn Terri

  • I arrived at Liam's home.
  • or I have arrived at Liam's home.
  • Can you see the difference?
  • The first sentence implys something that happened in the past but may not be the case anymore, the second sentence would be to let someone know you have arrived and are probably still there.
  • By the way, in Australia anyway, we would more than likely use the word house rather than home in this context.
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I arrived at Liam's home.
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I have arrived at Liam's home.

Can you see the difference? The first sentence implys something that happened in the past but may not be the case anymore, the second sentence would be to let someone know you have arrived and are probably still there.
By the way, in Australia anyway, we would more than likely use th
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Thanks for your answer Robin. I know the difference between past simple and present perfect. Part of the sentence is missing, if you read the whole text it would be perfectly clear that a past simple is required.

I've got another question, though. If it's not Liam's but my home, what should I say?

when you arrive at my home ...

when you arrive at my house ...

Th
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Arrive at home/house carries the same meaning as arrive home/house . Both versions are perfectlly correct .
Arrive home/house or Arrive at house/at home - with at or without at- both are correct gramatically
I am home or I am at home - both are correct .
I am house - incorrect ( lingustically can be justified but difficult to say how often this form is used)
I am flat - incorrect
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AnonymousArrive at home/house carries the same meaning as arrive home/house . Both versions are perfectlly correct .Arrive home/house or Arrive at house/at home - with at or without at- both are correct gramatically
No. You can arrive home, but not arrive house.
We do not normally arrive at home, and we never arrive at house.
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