Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

33. Come back (5)

To  be  successful  or  effective  again  after  being  in  a  bad  situation

(especially in a competitive situation like sports)

Present

Continuous

Past

Present

perfect

come/comes

back

be  coming

back

came

back

have/has

come back

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Nonseparable

Verbs of similar meaning:

rebound; bounce back; return

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33.1 come back (present tense)

33.1.1 Robert and Charlie are rugby fans. They are talking about a famous rugby player

who has been injured and cannot play.

Robert:  So,  Jameson’s  injury  sounds  quite  serious.  Do  you  think  he  will

recover?

Charlie:  Yeah.  Sure,  he  will.  Lots  of  rugby  players  come  back  after  an

injury and go on to have long international careers.

Robert: Yeah, you’re right. How long will he take to recover?

Charlie: I read six to nine months.

Robert: Wow. Poor guy.

Charlie: Yeah. It really sucks for him.

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