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In this simple video,  
I will teach you what’s “how come” how to use it, means, and when to use it.
“How come” is a question.
It is very common in informal spoken English.

Meaning:
We say “how come?” why something has happened.
We can say “how come?” to ask why a particular situation exists.
How come?” expresses surprised by a situation.

Form – simple examples
If we want to simply ask “why?” we can say “How come?”

Form - Full questions
Let’s compare the form of “why” questions and “how come” questions:
“Why” + sentence in question form + “?”
“How come” + sentence in affirmative form + “?”

Form – simple examples
If we want to simply ask “why?” we can say “How come?”

Form - Full questions
Let’s compare the form of “why” questions and “how come” questions:
“Why” + sentence in question form + “?”
“How come” + sentence in affirmative form + “?”

Full from – more examples
“Why” + sentence in question form + “?”
“How come” + sentence in affirmative form + “?”




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