they come to see us on thursday they left on Friday. vs They came to see us on Thursday and they left on Friday

Some examples from the web:

• I did get the impression that, for a time, that was what Commissioner McCreevy wanted as well, but, in the light of the real balance of power, of which he will get written evidence on Thursday, he has come to see reason.
• When you get settled, come to see us.
• Our grandparents would come to see us on the weekends.
• If you would care to join us on Thursday next.
• I want to see how willingly they come to us.
• But audiences don't come to see the magician die, they come to see him live.
• When the visitors come to see their sons... first they come to see me.
• And maybe that somebody is you, come to see us after a long time gone.
• Jill, dear, this is Mr. Gibson of the Foreign Office come to see us.
• Sitting up there are brave people who have come to see us today and I hope I have the chance to meet them.
• Not many people come to see us, you know.
• I asked Dr. Mabuse to do us the pleasure to join us on Thursday evening...
• Did they come to see the eight ministers?
• But you ought to see them... when they come to me to get their hair done.
• Dad why did you not come to see us today?
• Have you come to see us about the choir?
• Why didn't she come to see us?
• She figured you'd never come to see us if we asked, and you might if Benny did.
• Comes to see you play every Thursday night at the Red Rabble.
• "as the exotic creatures that they come to see."

Some examples from the web:

• It wasn't me they came to see.
• They came to see me in a wheelchair.
• They came to see me, not you.
• State police officers came to see us.
• Harvey, the man came to see us.
• The father of that poor boy came to see us.
• The Niguchi Clan came to see us.
• Look who came to see us.
• Nobody ever came to see us.
• We were scared when the Head came to see us.
• The governor came to see us off, Frank.
• - The president came to see us.
• After... they came to see me play, she started taking guitar lessons from me.
• They came to see your father, but he's not well.
• Here on Sundays they came to see the film about girls going to Mass.
• If you would care to join us on Thursday next.
• You knew all along it was him. That's why you came to see us so fast.
• I remember once we had this show in Tijuana, and a lot of big people came to see us.
• A few days after the funeral, two government men came to see us.
• We can see that, after your brothers came to see us.