Past tense of come
irregular verb
The past tense of come is came. The past participle is come.
Forms of come
| Base form (V1) | come /kʌm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | came /ˈkeɪ̯m/ |
| Past participle (V3) | come /kʌm/ |
| Present participle | coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | comes /kʌmz/ |
Less standard forms: comen (dialectal).
Came in a sentence
- He threw the boomerang, which came right back to him.
- The news came as a shock.
- The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.From the entry abrupt
- She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.From the entry accommodating
- When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously.From the entry stock
Meaning of come
- verb To move nearer to the point of perspective.
- verb To move toward the speaker.
- verb To move toward the listener.
Verbs like come
Questions about the past tense of come
- What is the past tense of come?
- The past tense of come is came.
- What is the past participle of come?
- The past participle of come is come.
- Is come a regular or irregular verb?
- Come is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is comen correct?
- comen is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of come is came.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: come (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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