coming/come

[GUEST2008]

Hi

They know you're coming here for me.

Would it change the meaning in any way if I wrote: They know you come here for me.

Which of these two is better in your opinion: come or coming?
thanks

[Anglika]

Hi

They know you're coming here for me.

Would it change the meaning in any way if I wrote: They know you come here for me.

Which of these two is better in your opinion: come or coming?
thanks

What is the context of the sentence?

[Mister Nutty]

Hi,

Please note that I am not a native speaker, and would like some native speakers to approve of my description.

Hi

They know you're coming here for me.You're talking about a future action here. They know that this time s/he is coming for especially for you.

Would it change the meaning in any way if I wrote: They know you come here for me."Come" here implies a repeated action. They very well know that the purpose of his/her coming is mainly you.

Which of these two is better in your opinion: come or coming?
thanks

[GUEST2008]

Hi

The context is a repeated action. It's not that she is going to come here for me, but that she does it everyday. She keeps coming here for me.

I just wondered if both would be fine without changing the meaning much.


They know you're coming here for me. (everyday)
They know you come here for me. (everyday)

[rj1948]

Hi

They know you're coming here for me.

Would it change the meaning in any way if I wrote: They know you come here for me.

Which of these two is better in your opinion: come or coming?
thanks

They know you come here for me.

Regards,
rj1948.

[GUEST2008]

So, "coming" is out of the question?

It seems to me sometimes that eg. "coming" means that something lasts for some time such as "I'm not giving you the money" or "I'm not telling you where he lives"

thanks

[rj1948]

So, "coming" is out of the question?

It seems to me sometimes that eg. "coming" means that something lasts for some time such as "I'm not giving you the money" or "I'm not telling you where he lives"

thanks

Simple Present tense is used for usual,everyday,habitual occurrences .
Regards,
rj1948.

[Hix]

In my opinion, the first sentence:it's key word is "you",and the second one is "come"."coming"is just a participle.

[Mister Nutty]

Hi

The context is a repeated action. It's not that she is going to come here for me, but that she does it everyday. She keeps coming here for me.

I just wondered if both would be fine without changing the meaning much.


They know you're coming here for me. (everyday)
They know you come here for me. (everyday)

If you mean 'everyday', then the second one is better.

[GUEST2008]

It doesn't have to be everyday, it may be "quite often"

Nevertheless, thanks!