i come up with topic vs i came up with topic

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I come up with a topic' is in the present tense, indicating a current action or habit. 'I came up with a topic' is in the past tense, indicating a completed action in the past. The choice between them depends on whether you are talking about something you are currently doing or something you did in the past.

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i come up with topic

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the present tense action of coming up with a topic.

This phrase is used to talk about the current action of generating or thinking of a topic. It is in the present tense.

Examples:

I come up with topics for our team meetings.
She comes up with creative ideas for her projects.

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You know I've come up with a million topics, but I hate every single one of them.
Joel blew apart my personal statement and I've been trying to come up with a new topic.
I come up with technical and theoretical solutions.
This is when I come up with a better answer.
What I come up with are forms like these.
That's what I come up with.
Everything I come up with seems so... Selfish and petty.
I have to come up with some ideas for topics.
We're both staying here until I come up with an idea to turn this day around.
And basically what I do is, I come up with all the plays that look good on film.
I come up with ideas, and I get to see them on-screen in very short time.
I come up with ideas for the president about what he ought to be doing and not doing.
I come up with all my best stuff in the bathroom at work.
Once I come up with a plan, I'll find you.
Anything I come up with, you'll be the first to know.
Look, I'm aware I come up with a lot of excuses to see you.
The words have been preserved, but we don't know the melodies, so I come up with my own.
We'll see what I come up with. Thanks for having me.
Anything I come up with, you know, he's probably already done.
If I come up with something, we can't wait till tomorrow to run it.

Alternatives:

I am coming up with a topic
I come up with topics regularly

i came up with topic

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the past tense action of having come up with a topic.

This phrase is used to talk about a completed action of generating or thinking of a topic in the past. It is in the past tense.

Examples:

Yesterday, I came up with a great topic for my presentation.
She came up with the idea last week.

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I came up with this great idea for a show.
Pam and I came up with excuses for every other weekend.
But I wanted to stand out, so I came up with...
The name I came up with is Stephen Schumacher.
While reading the script, I came up with the storyline.
- I came up with that line.
I came up with a new thing this summer.
That's why I came up with my signature wrestling move.
I came up with something really good.
I was your age when I came up with Clumsy Monkey.
I came up with the concept myself.
Eventually, though, I came up with an ingenious solution.
It's just something I came up with.
Although I came up with an amazing one.
I came up with the name Frank Perkins.
I think I came up with a temporary solution.
Because I was really excited when I came up with that.
That's when I came up with her twin.
Here's the list that I came up with.
I came up with this structure here.

Alternatives:

I had come up with a topic
I came up with topics before

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i come up with topic vs i came up with topic