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2020.01.17 09:37

🇬🇧🇬🇧 English Phrase Time!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧 (c1+ difficulty)

"how come

"??

"how come you went to school without your coat today??"

"how come" is used to ask how or why something has happened and is super informal but used on a daily basis in the UK. You can usually replace the word "Why" with "how come"and it will mean the same thing. It is a fixed expression so doesn't become "how came" etc, the expression is always "how come" whether you are talking about the past, present or future.

"how come you didn't do your homework?"

"how come your learning russian?

"So how come you missed the train?

Now it's your turn! Try using "how come" in a sentence and I'll correct any mistakes 😁😁😁😁
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  • Jane 2020.01.17 09:42

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    How come you moved to Spain? 🤔🤗
  • Elaine 2020.01.17 09:43

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    'How come you don't call me back?'
  • Vlada 2020.01.17 09:45

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    How come it feels like your moments consist of my mistakes and things I didn't get 😂
  • Sara 2020.01.17 09:51

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    How come your English exam?
  • David 2020.01.17 09:56

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    @Jane perfect use 😁😁😁 if you want to know, it was for work 😁
  • David 2020.01.17 09:57

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    @Elaine wonderful job! 😁
  • David 2020.01.17 09:57

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    @Vlada perfect example 😁😁 I promise you it's all coincidence 😂
  • David 2020.01.17 09:58

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    @Sara so I think you need another word in your sentence :) "how come you didn't pass your English exam" "how come you missed your English exam" etc :) give it another go! 😁
  • L. 2020.01.17 10:04

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    How come I'll move to Canada without you?
  • David 2020.01.17 10:07

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    @ L. so you can say "how come you moved to Canada without me" because " why I will move to Canada without you" doesn't sound natural :) I hope that helps :)
  • L. 2020.01.17 10:08

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    @David thanks )
  • Jane 2020.01.17 10:10

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    How to say «проспать» in English? How come you slept over the Christmas? (Correct?) 🤔 how come you slept over the classes? (When you slept long and didn’t go to school)🤷‍♀️
  • L. 2020.01.17 10:13

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    Overslept to my mind
  • Anora 2020.01.17 10:14

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    How come you ate whole cake alone?
  • Lur 2020.01.17 10:17

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    How come you are so cheerful today?🤞😬
  • David 2020.01.17 10:23

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    @Jane how do you say <<проспать>> in English? How come you slept over Christmas? How come you slept over over class/ how come you over slept? (Overslept = when you sleep through your alarm)
  • David 2020.01.17 10:23

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    @Anora x How come you ate the whole cake alone" good job!!! 😁😁
  • David 2020.01.17 10:24

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    @Lur good job! If I seem so cherry how come I feel so dead inside?? 😂😂😂😉
  • Moha 2020.01.17 10:29

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    How come you don't understand this?
  • David 2020.01.17 10:30

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    @Moha you sound like my teacher!! 😂 Great example!!
  • Anastasia 2020.01.17 10:30

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    Good job, David. Very interesting.
  • Moha 2020.01.17 10:33

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    @David Hahaha 😂😂😂
  • Lur 2020.01.17 10:49

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    @David 😂😂😂😂
  • irina 2020.01.17 11:29

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    How come i haven't followed you before.
  • David 2020.01.17 11:35

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    @irina very good! 😁 And I'm not sure but it's never too late!!
  • tina 2020.01.17 11:47

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    How come you are so diligent in both working and studying
  • David 2020.01.17 11:54

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    @tina good job Tina 😁😁 amazing use of the word diligent! 🙌🙌🙌
  • Sara 2020.01.17 12:03

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    So, "how come.." is like "como es que.." ? How come you didn't come to the cinema?
  • David 2020.01.17 12:16

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    @Sara la expresión "how come" es " por qué " :) sé que "How" Usualmente significa "cómo" pero "How come" significa "por qué" :) "¿ por qué no viniste al cine?" En tu ejemplo :) How come you didn't come to the cinema :)
  • tina 2020.01.17 12:20

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    @David now, I know how to use “how come”. Thank you, David
  • Guillermo 2020.01.17 12:36

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    Good, I liked it 😄👍
  • Sara 2020.01.17 12:49

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    @David ok ya lo tengo, gracias!! :)
  • Alba 2020.01.17 13:39

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    How come Firulais got his tail?
  • Igor 2020.01.17 19:47

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    Why use "how come" instead "why"?
  • David 2020.01.17 19:51

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    @Igor it's just another option to expand your vocabulary :) you don't need to use "how come" instead of "why" in any situation. It's just said a lot in casual conversation in the UK :)
  • Igor 2020.01.17 20:06

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    @David I see, thanks... I thought is some difference between it ☺
  • Юлия 2020.01.18 21:31

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    How come I don't bathe in the ice water tonight?)
  • MaruC 2020.01.22 01:18

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    how come you didn’t send me a message ?? 😂
  • David 2020.01.22 09:09

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    @MaruC good job! Perfect sentence 🙌🙌
  • Polina 2020.01.23 10:16

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    how come you didn't keep your promise?
  • David 2020.01.23 10:36

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    @Polina good Job Polina!! :)
  • Polina 2020.01.23 10:38

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    @David спасибо! очень интересно было узнать об этом речевом обороте! подписалась и жду ещё :-)))
  • Maria 2020.02.01 22:40

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    How come did you decide to buy it?
  • Marina 2020.02.07 19:31

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    "Как вышло, что ты бегал, но рубашка сухая? " How come you've been jogging but your shirt is dry?

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