I would rather you come / came tomorrow.

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Tan Elaine

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I would rather you come / came tomorrow.

I was told by a friend that 'come' could be used, but I was taught that I should use 'came'. Is my friend correct? I am confused.

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"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Note that would rather is followed by a bare infinitive without to. Would rather is also followed by a past tense when we want to involve other people in the action, even though it has a present or future meaning. Study the
following:
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  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Shall we go out
    for dinner tonight? ~ No, I'd rather we ate at home, if you don't mind.
    [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Shall I write to
    Harry and tell him that we've sold the car? ~ I'd rather you didn't.
    [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]My mother would
    rather we caught the bus, rather than walk home after the party.
    [/FONT]
" (bbclearningenglish.com)
 
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