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If I came.
If I have come.
Which one is correct
 

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I'm not a professor; but


If I came refers to the future tense; as in, If I came to your house.



If I have come refers to the present tense; but the phrase itself is clunky. 'If I have come to your house to *something*' it could be correct.


Excuse me if my explanation wasn't succinct enough.
 

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PLEASE give more context with your questions.
If I have come to your home you were not there.
If I came to your home you were not there.
Which one is correct?
 

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1. If I have come to your home you were not there.
2. If I came to your home you were not there.?
#1 is highly unlikely.
#2 is possible if we understand if to have a similar meaning to whenever.
 

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#2 is possible if we understand if to have a similar meaning to whenever.

In this case, wouldn't it be better to say, "If I came to your house, you would not be there." ?
 

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In this case, wouldn't it be better to say, "If I came to your house, you would not be there." ?
That's less likely than my version, I think, but possible.

Your version could also be interpreted as a second condition a hypothetical situation.
 

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That's less likely than my version, I think, but possible.

Your version could also be interpreted as a second condition a hypothetical situation.

Yes it could, but I was implying a habit in the past.
 

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I was implying a habit in the past.
It was to that I dea that I responded: That's less likely than my version, I think, but possible.
 
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