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SSY Jung Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

get back/ come back

Dear

"Anne (came back /got back) home after she had had finner with me."

Which is correct? or both?

Thanks in advance.
  

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I assume you mean " d inner". To determine the best way of saying this, it is necessary to know more detail about what happened. For example, did Anne return to the speaker's home with the speaker?

— GPY

  • I assume you mean " d inner".
  • To determine the best way of saying this, it is necessary to know more detail about what happened.
  • For example, did Anne return to the speaker's home with the speaker?
  • Did she return alone to her own home?
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I assume you mean "dinner".

To determine the best way of saying this, it is necessary to know more detail about what happened. For example, did Anne return to the speaker's home with the speaker? Did she return alone to her own home?
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"Anne (came back /got back) home after she had had dinner with me."

Both are correct grammatically. But logically, only one makes sense. I assume my location is not her home.
The past perfect is not really the best choice, either. Simple past is more common.

Anne got back home (native speakers would expect an adverb here, eg "safely") after she had had di
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SSY Jungcame back /got back
Anne got back ~ Anne arrived; Anne reached her intended destination.
Anne came back ~ Anne arrived at the place she started; Anne returned.

CJ
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