Why did you come here or why have you come here?
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Why did you come here or why have you come here?
With regard to Vera Weisenberger’s answer, I do think that there is a difference between “Why did you come here?” (past tense) and “Why have you come here?” (present perfect) — or more commonly “Why are you here?”. “Why have you come here?” (“Why are you here?”) is asking the listener’s motive or purpose in coming.
Did you come Vs have come?
“You have come here” is present perfect, You had come here is past perfect. The difference between past is “have you finished” or “is it still in progress”. When you ask a question, you are using the interrogative sense so you used ‘did” which is the equivalent to “have” so takes a “perfect” verb.
Why did you come here which type of sentence is this?
Come here is a declarative sentence. Hope it helps.
What’s brought you here?
‘What brings you here?’ is a polite way of saying ‘why are you here, right now? And as commenters noted ‘why are you here?’
How did you come here meaning?
“how did you get here” could be used to ask about the transportation method to arrive at a place.
Where have you come from means?
The phrase indicates that one understands the circumstances that led one to an action or opinion. Look, I understand where you’re coming from—and I kind of agree with you—but rules are rules, and I can’t let you do that. If Gina would explain her situation a little better, I think they’d see where she’s coming from.
What are the 4 kinds of sentences with examples?
The 4 English Sentence Types
form | function | |
---|---|---|
1 | declarative | statement: It tells us something |
2 | interrogative | question: It asks us something |
3 | imperative | command: It tells us to do something |
4 | exclamative | exclamation: It expresses surprise |
What is difference between here and there?
The word ‘here’ is used to describe things that are in the immediate space around the speaker, and sometimes by extension, their conversation partner. The word ‘there’ is the opposite of ‘here’ and is used to describe spaces away from the speaker.