No. 323 in German

gekommen

"Come" (past participle of "kommen").

In a sentence

Ich bin pünktlich gekommen.
I arrived on time.
The word 'gekommen' is used here as the past participle of 'kommen', forming the present perfect tense with the auxiliary verb 'bin'.
Er ist von weit her gekommen, um uns zu besuchen.
He came from far away to visit us.
In this sentence, 'gekommen' is again the past participle of 'kommen', indicating action completed in the past.
Bist du schon gekommen?
Have you arrived already?
Here, 'gekommen' forms the question in present perfect tense with the auxiliary verb 'bist' to inquire about a past event.

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