He was come vs He was came

I'm afraid both "he was come" and "he was came" are incorrect. The correct form is "he had come." The verb "come" is irregular and needs the auxiliary verb "had" to form the past perfect tense.

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This phrase is incorrect. The verb "come" in the past tense should be paired with the auxiliary verb "had."

"He was come"

The correct form is "he had come."

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Last updated: October 28, 2024

Jun 19, 2024 ... Mar 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,. Mar 5:3 Who had his ...
... he was come from God, and went to God; ... Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;.
... he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? “And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee” (Matthew ...
- By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, ...
Apr 15, 2012 ... John 13:3 Jesus KNOWING that the Father had given all things into his hands, AND THAT HE WAS COME FROM GOD, AND WENT TO GOD;. It says He KNEW ...
Dec 24, 2022 ... now he was come again, bringing ruin, turning hope to despair, and victory to death." Hobby.
“When He Was Come to Years”. Hebrews 11:24. There is no period more fraught with potentialities for good or evil than the time that is indicated in our title.
[34] And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. [35] And they went ...
... he was come from God, and went to God;. AKJV. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;.
] And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, [3] Who had his dwelling among the tombs ...

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he had come
he came
he has come
he will come
he would come

This phrase is also incorrect. The verb "come" in the past tense should be paired with the auxiliary verb "had."

"He was came"

The correct form is "he had come."

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: October 28, 2024

Mar 16, 2022 ... ... michael jackson was so popular that i never had to learn who he was, came out already knowing thriller. Upvote 46. Downvote Reply reply
All of who he was came rushing back and I grieved him in a very different, much deeper way. Through this difficult journey, I discovered how little control ...
Sep 18, 2022 ... ... he was, came to watch him for that. Yes, they wanted his trick shots and explosive court-craft as well but they expected more, expected the ...
By the time the man at the front desk hung up her friend or co worker or whoever he was came down to get us. He wasn't anything to brag about but he was ...
As I grew older, the smoke and mirrors evaporated—an understanding of what kind of man and father he was came to light. The realization hit that all those ...
There was one moment in time when his entire perception of “who he thought he was” came crashing down around him. We all know the story. At some point he ...
Swerlin, as nice as he was, came in from Lansing, where he had been through the Negro section, and said to Mrs. Swerlin right in front of me, "I just can't ...
Jun 5, 2023 ... But at that time, my most vivid understanding of who he was came from reading his work in Positively Aware, POZ, Vibe, City Limits, and his ...
Once an important visitor named “Tom Harris” (of course we did not know who he was) came over for a visit. I remember this episode because I had been taught ...
Oct 31, 2017 ... Gretzky: You say a couple of times in the book that part of what made your dad who he was came from growing up in the Depression. What do ...

Alternatives:

he had come
he came
he has come
he will come
he would come

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He was come vs He was came

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