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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
present/present perfect
If 'The water is gone' is correct then why not ' water is come'
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Because we use 'gone' as an adjective but we do not use 'come' as an adjective.
- Because we use 'gone' as an adjective but we do not use 'come' as an adjective.
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Because we use 'gone' as an adjective but we do not use 'come' as an adjective.
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Mister McCawber is correct..
"He is come" and "he is gone" used both to be correct as with many verbs of motion. In the Bible (year 1615) "Jesus is come to save the world". Only "is gone" survives and the word "gone" is used as an adjective :-(
"He is come" and "he is gone" used both to be correct as with many verbs of motion. In the Bible (year 1615) "Jesus is come to save the world". Only "is gone" survives and the word "gone" is used as an adjective :-(
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