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[edmondjanet]

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

 

[Jahikoi]

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.

 

[5jj]

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

PLEASE give more context with your questions.

 

[edmondjanet]

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?

 

[5jj]

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.

 

[RobertT]

#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." ?

 

[5jj]

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.

 

[RobertT]

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.

 

[5jj]

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.