if I am travelling in a foreign country and the local people there asked me when I entered this country. Are the following three sentences equivalent:
- I came here a week ago
- I got here a week ago
- I arrived here a week ago
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Sign up to join this communityif I am travelling in a foreign country and the local people there asked me when I entered this country. Are the following three sentences equivalent:
- I came here a week ago
- I got here a week ago
- I arrived here a week ago
In response to that question, all are equally good. More generally, there are nuances.
I arrived is the most neutral and formal.
I came here a week ago: I may have gone away and come again during that week. The other two do not suggest that possibility. “I came to this restaurant last week and it was busy; why is it now closed?”
I got here is the most informal. It may (or may not) imply some difficulty in the trip, or competitiveness. “Where have you been? I got here a week ago!”
Yes. They all use the simple past tense, and the wording is identical except for the choice of the verb. As Lorel C. stated, the meaning is the same in all three cases.