TextRanch

The best way to perfect your writing.

Discover why 1,062,726 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected!

1. Input your text below.
2. Get it corrected in a few minutes by our editors.
3. Improve your English!

One of our experts will correct your English.

I came to office. vs I had come to office.

Both phrases are correct, but 'I came to office' refers to a past action that happened at a specific time, while 'I had come to office' refers to a past action that occurred before another past action.

Explained by Michele A.
Editor at TextRanch

Last updated: December 08, 2024 • 9637 views

I came to office.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a past action that happened at a specific time.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker arrived at the office in the past. It is a simple past tense construction.

Examples:

I came to the office yesterday.
She came to the office early this morning.

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: November 20, 2024

Oct 19, 2024 ... When I came to office, I inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression – but now, our economy is the strongest in the world.
When I came to office, I inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression – but now, our economy is the strongest in the world. There's...
Sep 19, 2024 ... I came to office determined to not only deliver immediate economic relief but to transform the way our economy works over the long-term.
Sep 19, 2024 ... I came to office determined to not only deliver immediate economic relief but to transform the way our economy works over the long-term.
Oct 9, 2024 ... I came to office today and I am crying as I write this post... I'm not ok today- I'm sad, really sad. October has taken away 2 great legends ...
Jun 28, 2023 ... I came to office with a theory and a plan to change the economic direction of this country. To move from trickle-down economics to what many ...
Feb 18, 2021 ... I came to office on foot. Note : All the travels which carries us without our effort is “by “ Examples by car, by bus, etc. But, we ...
I came to Office this morning and decided to go and check the mailbox and in it was a a very hard envelop with my name on it. I eagerly opened it as I got ...
Feb 14, 2020 ... I came to office by walking. ( any verb followed by preposition takes “ing” form except “to”, though there are few exceptions of “to” too. · I ...

Alternatives:

I arrived at the office.
I went to the office.
I got to the office.

I had come to office.

This phrase is correct and is used to indicate a past action that occurred before another past action.

This phrase is used in past perfect tense to show that the action of coming to the office happened before another past event. It adds a sense of completion or continuity to the past action.

Examples:

By the time she arrived, I had already come to the office.
I had come to the office before the meeting started.

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: November 20, 2024

Sep 2, 2023 ... Just putting an end to a rather reflective day in office. I had come to office to work on some client related deliveries but due to some ...
Jan 12, 2007 ... I had come to office with my luggage (Cramster ...
Jul 22, 2013 ... ... I had come to office early that day.. I started shaking for few minutes, took some deep breaths and collected my cool. I took the project ...
Oct 4, 2017 ... I had come to office after the mentioned date in June. But I couldn't enter the office building. I was scared of them. They had made my life ...
When he came to know that I had come to office, he came from his chamber to MD's chamber to meet me. And talked with me for about half an hour, meanwhile ...
congestion charging scheme within my manifesto, and after I had come to office. Maintaining sufficient support from the public and key stakeholders such as ...
Dec 3, 2022 ... If I had come to office before they were paid, I would not have paid, I would have stopped the payment. We must demand value for money ...
Apr 6, 2007 ... Because the first day that I had come to office, there was a puddle of dirty water that I would have stepped into, if she would not have ...
Oct 24, 2016 ... On last Republic Day I had come to office to attend flag hoisting and to receive the rewards for the chess and carom competition held In IGL ...

Alternatives:

I had arrived at the office.
I had gone to the office.
I had gotten to the office.

Related Comparisons

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

Why choose TextRanch?

Lowest prices
Up to 50% lower than other online editing sites.

Fastest Times
Our team of editors is working for you 24/7.

Qualified Editors
Native English experts for UK or US English.

Top Customer Service
We are here to help. Satisfaction guaranteed!