Differnece between these phrases?

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ComeCameHad comeHad cameI know the first 2, but is there a difference between using "came," "Had come," and "had came" ?With Begin, began, begun...Can I say "had begin" or "had began"?Can someone give me some examples?Thanks so much.

BarbaraPA · Accepted Answer

Anon, all verbs have the main form, their conjugated forms, their past, and their particple.

To live; I live, he lives; I lived, he lived; I have lived, I had lived.

To sleep; I sleep, he sleeps; I slept, he slept; I have slept; I had slept.

With the verb "to come" the participle, the one you use with "have" or "had" is "come." I had came is incorrect.

With the verb "to begin" the past is "began" and the participle is "begun." I have begun.

Any dictionary will tell you the forms of the verb.

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks, but I saw in a book that the author used the line "She had come through the door."

So it should be 'she had came through the door' ?

CalifJim · Answer

Here are the three principal parts of some verbs:

take, took, taken
walk, walked, walked
choose, chose, chosen
lift, lifted, lifted
come, came, come

After has, have, or had, you can only use the third of these (The ones in blue).

She had come through the door.
Never *She had came through the door.

She has chosen the smaller one.
Never *She has chose the smaller one.

He has taken the last biscuit.
Never *He has took the last biscuit.

CJ

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