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I went there vs I came there

The phrases 'I went there' and 'I came there' are comparable since they both refer to movement from one place to another. The choice between 'went' and 'came' depends on the perspective of the speaker in relation to the location being mentioned.

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I went there

The phrase 'I went there' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate movement from the speaker's current location to another place.

This phrase is used when the speaker is referring to a location they have traveled to from a different place. 'Went' is the past tense of 'go.'

Examples:

I went there yesterday.
She went there last week.
We went there together.
He went there by car.
They went there on vacation.

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It's none of your business why I went there.
I went there because it smelled really good.
I went there tonight to finish the job on Ghost.
I went there to see if I could let it go.
I went there with my husband.
I went there because Sloan called and sounded tipsy.
I went there and I hit him.
I went there to undo some of the damage.
I went there that night to clear a debt.
I went there looking for Josh.
I went there in November with Mr Martin, Vice-President of Parliament.
I went there to settle my tab, and...
So I went there and asked if they were hiring...
I went there with my ex in a boat.
The first time I went there, I thought that it was a horrible place to live.
I went there to discuss climate change and came out discussing capitalism and state control.
I went there with jedikiah once.
I went there to see the streak.
I went there to talk about a paper.
I went there looking for you.

Alternatives:

I traveled there.
I visited there.
I journeyed there.
I moved there.
I headed there.

I came there

The phrase 'I came there' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate movement from a location away from the speaker to the location being mentioned.

This phrase is used when the speaker is referring to a location they have traveled from to reach the current location. 'Came' is the past tense of 'come.'

Examples:

I came there from the office.
She came there from her house.
We came there by bus.
He came there with his friends.
They came there for the event.

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I came there willing to work for it.
I came there to fulfill my duties as a father.
I came there to save lives.
I would'a done what I came there to do.
Could you find me work If I came there?
When I came there they wanted to scare me off. I wasn't raised a coward.
I just came there right before you...
I came because there's something I'd like to discuss with you.
When I came out there were a couple of lads taking some photos.
When I came up there, we saw... a man killed with a cellphone.
So when I came back there, I found these two kids, eight- and 12-year-olds, who were playing a game on the computer.
I came back because there's no escaping what I am.
Apparently, I had passed out from dehydration, and when I came to, there was Jackie...
You know I came out of there 12 years ago.
And when I came out, there was blood on my hands.
When I came around, there was a fire in the forward torpedo.
When I came back, there was an ambulance there.
Commander La Forge... ever since I came on board there seems to be something a little peculiar about your attitude.
I came down because there was... ...a maintenance issue with one of the servers.
I came over, there's a guy in his house.

Alternatives:

I arrived there.
I reached there.
I got there.
I made it there.
I showed up there.

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