He arrived home at 6:00.
He came home at 6:00.
He got home at 6:00.
What is the difference betwen them?
To me your three sentences have the same basic meaning, however "He came home at 6:00." has a more definite sense that the speaker was also there (at home) when "he" arrived. In other words, the perspective is slightly different.
Your other two sentences could be used more easily by someone who is reporting the time "he" arrived, but wasn't actually there to witness "his" arrival.
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He came home at 6:00.
He got home at 6:00.
What is the difference betwen them?
To me your three sentences have the same basic meaning, however "He came home at 6:00." has a more definite sense that the speaker was also there (at home) when "he" arrived. In other words, the perspective is slightly different.
Your other two sentences could be used more easily by someone who is reporting the time "he" arrived, but wasn't actually there to witness "his" arrival.
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic16137.html
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