come
verb (used without object)
to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Don't come any closer!
am coming
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present progressiveof come (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"This is the first time I am coming to Afghanistan," said Baloch, in her sixties.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
She added: "Now it's my first port of call, whenever I am coming up to a big event I think to myself: 'What can I borrow?'."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
“But I am coming to your country to commit no crime. This — crossing the border illegally — is the only crime I have ever committed in my entire life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
“I can say that I am coming back today with victory,” Slobodiannyk said, adding that he survived when the blast hurled a carpet over him, shielding from the broken glass.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
“Stop a moment, I am coming to that. No, she was not an only child; she had a half-brother. Her father privately married again—his cook, I rather think.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
