I would rather you come / came tomorrow.

[Tan Elaine]

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.

Thanks.

 

[blackdragon]

"[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: [/FONT]

• [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)