The difference between COME and GO
It's not easy to choose correctly between come and go. In general, come is used for a movement to the place where the speaker or listener is, and go is used for others movements.
Come here!
When did you come to live here?
Can I come and see you?
Go away!
I want to go and live in Greece.
Let's go and see Peter and Diane.
If one is talking about the past or future, come is generally used for movements to a place where the speaker or listener already was or will be, and go for other movements.
Tell me about the girl who came to see you in the office this afternoon.
Will you all come and see me in hospital?
We went to see Hellen yesterday, and we're going again tomorrow.
1. Come (with) is used to talk about joining a movement of the speaker's or listener's (even if go has to be used for the movement itself).
We're going to the cinema tonight. Would you like to come (with us)?
2. Note the special use of come to to mean reach or arrive at.
Keep straight on until you come to a crossroads.
3. Note also the use of come from (in the present) to tell people about one's house home town, country etc.
She comes from Scotland, but her mother's Welsh.
(Practical English Usage- Michael Swan)
Trương Quốc Phú @ 05:12 21/09/2009
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