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ENGLISH VERB

come by

drop by

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: coming by
  • Past participle: come by

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I drop by
  2. you you drop by
  3. he, she, it he drops by
  4. we we drop by
  5. they they drop by

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I dropped by
  2. you you dropped by
  3. he, she, it he dropped by
  4. we we dropped by
  5. they they dropped by

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will drop by
  2. you you will drop by
  3. he, she, it he will drop by
  4. we we will drop by
  5. they they will drop by

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am dropping by
  2. you you are dropping by
  3. he, she, it he is dropping by
  4. we we are dropping by
  5. they they are dropping by

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already dropped by
  2. you you have already dropped by
  3. he, she, it he has already dropped by
  4. we we have already dropped by
  5. they they have already dropped by

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would drop by
  2. you you would drop by
  3. he, she, it he would drop by
  4. we we would drop by
  5. they they would drop by

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Drop by!

How to use come by

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    My neighbor comes by for coffee most mornings.

    My neighbor drops by for coffee almost every morning.

  2. Past

    Your cousin came by while you were out.

    Your cousin dropped by while you were out.

  3. Future

    I will come by after work to see the puppy.

    I'll stop by there after work to see the puppy.

  4. Present continuous

    My mother is coming by at six with dessert.

    My mother will drop by at six with dessert.

  5. Present perfect

    Nobody has come by the store all afternoon.

    No one stopped by the store all afternoon.

  6. Conditional

    I would come by more often if I lived closer.

    I would stop by more often if I lived closer.

  7. Imperative

    Come by anytime, the coffee is always on.

    Stop by whenever you want, there's always coffee.

Good to know

  • "Come by" means to stop by quickly where someone is: "come by my office".
  • It can also mean to get something: "good coffee is hard to come by".

Where you hear come by

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • Ana comes by every evening. Ana comes by here every evening.
  • Tony came by on Saturday morning. Tony came by on Saturday morning.
  • I'll come by tomorrow at seven. I'll come by tomorrow at seven.
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Advanced Level 1 · come by

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