[Vocabulary] comes with him/goes with him

[englishhobby]

Are the following pairs of sentenses correct and natural? Do they mean the same?

1) She often goes with him to see the opera.
2) She often comes with him to see the opera.

And one more pair:
3) She often goes with me to see the opera.
4) She often comes with me to see the opera.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you and the people in question are actually at the opera when you say the words, then 2 and 4 could be used. Otherwise, use "goes with".

Note that it would be more natural to simply say "to the opera" rather than "to see the opera".

 

[englishhobby]

If you and the people in question are actually at the opera when you say the words, then 2 and 4 could be used. Otherwise, use "goes with".

Sorry, but I didn't quite catch the difference. For me it's like this:
1) She often goes with him to (see) the opera.
They often go to the opera together.
2) She often comes with him to (see) the opera.
They often go to the opera together.
3) She often goes with me to (see) the opera.
We often go to the opera together.
4) She often comes with me to (see) the opera.
We often go to the opera together.

 

[Raymott]

No. People come to a place where you are. They go to a place where you are not.
If you want your child to be at home, you ring their mobile phone. Then if you are at home, you say "Come home". If you are not at home, you say "Go home."
If you say "She's coming to Japan", you must be in Japan. Otherwise you say, "She's going to Japan."

 

[emsr2d2]

Sometimes, both are possible. If I have two tickets to the opera tonight, I could say to a friend "I have a spare ticket to the opera tonight. Do you want to come with me?" or "Do you want to go with me?"