grammaticality - Is "when back home" correct? - English Language ...
2016年2月21日 · "When back home" is understandable in context, but "when I got back home" is clearer to the reader. It also proves to the reader that you did, in fact, go home. In some contexts, "when back home" could be read as "when I get back home". So the reader may think you are talking about the future instead of the present.
idiomatic language - How to use "back home" phrase? - English …
Back Home - : in one's hometown : in the place one is from. It's worth noting that it's sometimes used to refer to ones house as well, even though this isn't the true definition. E.g. Someone might say: We don't need bread, we have that back home. This sentence should really be: We don't need bread, we have that back at home.
meaning - Go back home vs come back home - English Language …
2020年8月4日 · I'm arguing with my girlfriend (we are not native English speakers), what is the proper form, go back home or come back home. For example, consider two versions: I will go to the office and then go back home. I will go to the office and then come back home. My girlfriend thinks the first version is wrong and only the second version is correct.
"I'm going back home" Vs. "I'm coming back home"
2018年9月5日 · If you are away from home, you say: I'm going back home next week. come to where you are go to where you are not. However, if you are on the phone speaking to those family members, it's as if you were with them, so you would use "coming back home", rather than going. However, if those family members are with you in public, you would say "going ...
'Have you got home' or 'Are you back at home' or 'Are you at …
2019年11月17日 · Hi I'm just asking my girl friend if she's come back from the party. I want to ask get if she's at home now. Are the following sentences correct? 1-Have you got back home? 2-Are you back at home? 3-Are you at home now?
difference - "I'm coming back home" equals to "I'm back home ...
2018年9月5日 · They are ‘back home’ meaning - back home in their own country. The exact meaning of where ‘home’ refers to (literally in their home, or in their ‘home country’) depends on the context of what is being said. ‘I’m coming back home’ means they are on the way, and not home yet. Examples - already in home: I’m back! I’m back ...
Get back vs go back vs come back vs arrive vs return
My Mother told me to "Come back home". Your Mom is at home, you are not. I go back to work tomorrow. You are not at work. "Go back to where you came from!" They are telling you to go "there". I arrive home at 6:00 PM. You could be anywhere, but you will be home after 6:00 PM. There are exceptions "Get back to where you once belonged ...
verbs - I made it home safe vs I made it home safely - English …
2017年6月22日 · I made it home safe is acceptable grammar: safe does not describe the manner in which you made it home but the state in which you arrived. These constructions are called secondary-predicates. Compare: I made it home unhurt. I made it home bruised but happy. I made it home depressed.
grammar - How do I use the phrase "way back" properly? - English ...
2015年5月5日 · Have a safe trip back home. Have a safe trip back. Have a safe way home. Have a safe way back. We're looking for a safe way back home. Many of the roads are flooded. Here's an attestation of "Have a safe trip back": And here's an attestation of "a safe way back home". In my AmE dialect, "way" can mean both "route" and "trip/journey".
Grammatically speaking, why is "I rushed to went back home" …
2017年8月24日 · Yesterday I corrected my student when he said: "I rushed to went back home". I corrected it to "I rushed to get back home", but I couldn't provide a proper explanation. I know this is probably basic grammar but I do hope someone …