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 Re: They were come
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Originally Posted by MrPedantic  Hello Nyggus
In some verbs of motion and change (e.g. come, go, become), it was once customary to use "to be" as the auxiliary instead of "to have".
You still find it in modern texts, sometimes: it has an archaic air (slightly Biblical, perhaps).
All the best,
MrP
PS: Thus "they were come" means "they had come". | Thanks, MrP. Actually, it was from Tolkien, and there you may find some archaic air.
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