Signaler les Arrivées : Inversion Locative (Voici que vient...)
Here comes... ou There goes... !
Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use 'Here' or 'There' to spotlight something arriving or leaving by swapping the verb and the noun subject.
- Swap verb and noun: 'Here comes the bus' (not 'The bus comes here').
- Keep pronouns first: 'Here it comes' (never 'Here comes it').
- Use Simple Present for immediate actions: 'There goes the train!'
Overview
Here comes the food ! à vos colocataires.The bus is coming.Here ou There en premier.Word Order Rules
The train comes.Here ou There.The train comes devient Here comes the train.bus, pizza ou friend.he, she ou it, on n'inverse PAS le verbe.Here it comes, pas Here comes it.Retenez: les noms vont à la fin.
How This Grammar Works
There goes the celebrity ! sonne beaucoup plus dramatique.Here comes my stop ! quand vous êtes dans le métro.Behind the tree stood a cat.Here et There.Here est pour ce qui est proche de vous.There est pour ce qui est plus loin.Here come the slides ! pourriez-vous dire lors d'une présentation.Formation Pattern
Here ou There).
comes ou goes).
Here + comes + the sun.
Here come the clouds.
Here + it + comes.
Here.
Pattern Variations
Comes et goes sont les plus courants.is ou are.Here is your coffee.There are your keys.Here is your steak, sir.There goes my last dollar ! après avoir acheté un café très cher.Down the street ran the dog.Real Conversations
Locuteur A : Le bus arrive bientôt ?
Locuteur B : Regarde ! Here comes the 502 now.
Locuteur A : Je ne trouve mon chargeur nulle part.
Locuteur B : There it is ! Il était sous ton lit.
Locuteur A : Here comes the rain. Tu as un parapluie ?
Locuteur B : Non, mais there goes our picnic plan.
Ces dialogues montrent comment nous réagissons au monde.
C'est très immédiat.
Il s'agit de ce qui se passe *en ce moment même*.
Notez comment le Locuteur B a utilisé There it is ! pour le chargeur.
Comme 'charger' a été remplacé par it, l'ordre des mots n'a pas changé.
Gardez toujours un œil sur ces pronoms !
Common Mistakes
Here comes he.Here he comes.s au verbe.Here come the bus.Here comes the bus.Here lives my aunt. (Ça ressemble à un poème du 19ème siècle).come, go, is ou sit.Here eats the boy the apple.Quick FAQ
There went our chance.On vous comprendra, mais vous aurez l'air un peu formel.
Here comes Alex !Here comes the pizza est la meilleure phrase en anglais.Here et There ?Word Order: Nouns vs. Pronouns
| Subject Type | Adverb | Verb/Subject Order | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
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Singular Noun
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Here / There
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Verb + Noun
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Here comes the bus.
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Plural Noun
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Here / There
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Verb + Nouns
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Here come the buses.
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Pronoun (it/he/she)
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Here / There
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Pronoun + Verb
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Here it comes.
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Pronoun (they)
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Here / There
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Pronoun + Verb
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There they go.
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Meanings
A specific type of inversion used to draw attention to a person or thing that is appearing or moving away in the speaker's immediate vicinity.
Physical Arrival
Announcing the physical appearance of someone or something.
“Here comes the pizza delivery guy!”
“There goes the last bus of the night.”
Narrative/Abstract Arrival
Introducing a new topic or a metaphorical event.
“And here comes the difficult part of the exam.”
“There goes our chance of winning the lottery.”
Theatrical Introduction
Used in storytelling or sports commentary to build excitement.
“Here comes the champion into the ring!”
“There goes the runner, heading for home base!”
Reference Table
| Type de Sujet | Phrase Normale | Phrase Inversée | Effet/Attention |
|---|---|---|---|
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Nom (Singulier)
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The train is coming.
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Here comes the train!
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Arrivée immédiate, attention !
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Nom (Pluriel)
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The children are running.
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Here come the children!
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Arrivée de groupe, animé.
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Pronom (Singulier)
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He is coming.
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Here he comes!
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Arrivée personnelle, moins formel.
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Pronom (Pluriel)
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They are going.
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There they go!
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Départ de groupe, souvent avec émotion.
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Nom Abstrat
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Trouble is starting.
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Here comes trouble!
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Dramatique, avertissement.
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Objet (Singulier)
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Your coffee is here.
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Here is your coffee!
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Présentation d'un objet.
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Spectre de formalité
The bus is now arriving at the station. (Transportation)
Here comes the bus. (Transportation)
Here it comes! (Transportation)
Yo, bus is here. (Transportation)
Inversion Locative : L'effet 'Here/There'
Structure (Sujet Nom)
- Here/There Adverbe
- + Verb Verbe de mouvement
- + Noun Subject Personne/Objet
Structure (Sujet Pronom)
- Here/There Adverbe
- + Pronoun Subject Il/Elle/Ça/Ils/Elles
- + Verb Verbe de mouvement
Verbes Clés
- comes Arrive
- goes Part
- is Présent (singulier)
- are Présent (pluriel)
Effet
- Emphasis Attire l'attention
- Immediacy Se passe maintenant
- Drama Excitation/Anticipation
Nom vs. Pronom dans l'Inversion Locative
Flux de Décision pour 'Here/There comes/goes'
Veux-tu souligner une arrivée ou un départ immédiat ?
Le sujet est-il un NOM (ex: 'the car', 'my friend') ?
Le sujet est-il un PRONOM (ex: 'he', 'she', 'it') ?
Quand utiliser l'Inversion Locative (Here/There)
Annonces
- • Arrivées (Uber, nourriture)
- • Départs (bus, ami)
- • Présenter des objets (café, rapport)
Impact Émotionnel
- • Excitation (Here comes the weekend!)
- • Dramatisation (Here comes trouble!)
- • Regret (There goes my chance!)
Contextes Modernes
- • Messages entre amis
- • Légendes sur les réseaux sociaux
- • Chat vocal de jeu
- • Conversation au café
Verbes de Mouvement
- • comes
- • goes
- • is
- • are
Exemples par niveau
Here is the bus.
Aquí está el autobús.
There is my house.
Allí está mi casa.
Here is your coffee.
Aquí tienes tu café.
There is the teacher.
Allí está el profesor.
Here comes the train!
¡Aquí viene el tren!
There goes the car.
Allí se va el coche.
Here it comes.
Aquí viene.
There she goes.
Allí se va ella.
Here comes the rain again.
Aquí viene la lluvia otra vez.
There goes our last chance.
Ahí se va nuestra última oportunidad.
Here come the results of the test.
Aquí vienen los resultados del examen.
Look! There they go!
¡Mira! ¡Allí van!
Here comes the part I was telling you about.
Aquí viene la parte de la que te hablaba.
There goes my reputation as a good cook.
Ahí se va mi reputación de buen cocinero.
Here come the consequences of your actions.
Aquí vienen las consecuencias de tus actos.
There goes the neighborhood!
¡Ahí se va el vecindario! (expresión idiomática)
And here comes the twist we've all been waiting for.
Y aquí viene el giro que todos hemos estado esperando.
There goes any hope of a peaceful resolution.
Ahí se va cualquier esperanza de una resolución pacífica.
Here come the critics, ready to tear the play apart.
Aquí vienen los críticos, listos para destrozar la obra.
There goes another billion dollars of taxpayer money.
Ahí se van otros mil millones de dólares del dinero de los contribuyentes.
Herein lies the problem, and here comes the struggle to fix it.
Aquí radica el problema, y aquí viene la lucha por solucionarlo.
There goes the last vestige of Victorian morality.
Ahí se va el último vestigio de la moralidad victoriana.
And here comes the inevitable backlash from the public.
Y aquí viene la inevitable reacción violenta del público.
There goes the theory that humans are inherently rational.
Ahí se va la teoría de que los humanos son inherentemente racionales.
Facile à confondre
Learners think 'There is a bus' and 'There goes the bus' are the same.
Learners don't know when to use 'The bus comes here' vs 'Here comes the bus'.
Because the verb is before the subject, learners think it's a question.
Erreurs courantes
Here is coming the bus.
Here comes the bus.
Here comes it.
Here it comes.
There go the bus.
There goes the bus.
Here comes the very long and complicated results that we expected.
Here come the very long and complicated results that we expected.
Structures de phrases
Here comes ___!
There goes ___.
Here ___ comes.
And here come ___.
Real World Usage
Here comes our ride!
There goes the leader!
Here comes our food.
There goes my summer vacation... back to school!
And here comes the snow.
And here comes the question I was dreading.
Attention à la place du pronom !
Here he comes!, pas Here comes he!. Ne laisse pas ces pronoms te piéger !Pas pour tous les verbes !
Here sleeps the catsemble généralement très maladroit ou trop poétique. Reste simple et efficace avec le mouvement !
Raconte des histoires plus vivantes !
Here comes... pour créer du suspense ou de l'excitation. Imagine que tu envoies un message à un ami pour un événement : Get ready, here comes the surprise party!Ça ajoute un élan d'énergie instantané à ton message.
Le 'Voici !' de l'anglais moderne
Here comes... sert un but similaire en anglais moderne : attirer une attention immédiate. C'est une façon courante et naturelle de signaler quelque chose qui se passe juste devant toi, ce qui te fera paraître très natif.Les contractions sont tes amies !
(pour Here is...) et There's... (pour There is...) sont incroyablement communs. Here's your coffee! ou There's the bus!" sont beaucoup plus naturels que les formes non contractées.Smart Tips
Switch to 'Here comes the bus!' to sound more like a native speaker and show excitement.
Remember the 'Pronoun Pivot': the pronoun must jump in front of the verb.
Use 'There goes...' to express frustration or a lost opportunity.
Check the plural! Make sure you drop the 's' from 'comes'.
Prononciation
Stress on the Noun
In 'Here comes the BUS', the main stress is on the noun at the end to emphasize what is arriving.
Stress on the Adverb
In 'HERE it comes', the stress often shifts to 'Here' because the pronoun 'it' is weak.
Falling Intonation
Here comes the rain. ↘
A statement of observation.
Rising-Falling
There goes my hero! ↗↘
Excitement or dramatic flair.
Mémorise-le
Moyen mnémotechnique
Nouns move to the back, Pronouns stay in the middle.
Association visuelle
Imagine a red carpet. 'Here' is the entrance. If a famous person (Noun) arrives, the paparazzi (Verb) jumps in front of them to take a photo. If it's just a regular person (Pronoun), the paparazzi stays behind.
Rhyme
When the bus is a noun, the verb comes down. When the bus is an 'it', the verb must sit (at the end).
Story
You are standing at a train station. You see the light. You shout 'Here comes the train!' Your friend asks 'Where is it?' You point and say 'Here it comes!' The train leaves and you sigh, 'There goes our ride.'
Word Web
Défi
Go to a window or a busy street. Every time you see a vehicle or person, say 'Here comes a...' or 'There goes a...' out loud. If you use a pronoun, say 'Here it comes!'
Notes culturelles
Commonly used when queuing for buses or trains. It's a polite way to alert others in the queue that the transport is arriving.
Commentators use this constantly to build hype during a play. It's part of the 'voice' of American baseball and football.
The phrase 'Here comes the bride' is the standard announcement for the start of a wedding ceremony in most English-speaking cultures.
This is a remnant of Old English word order, which was much more flexible and often placed verbs earlier in the sentence.
Amorces de conversation
Look out the window. What's arriving or leaving right now?
Think about a time you lost something important. How did you feel?
If you were a sports commentator, how would you describe a player scoring a goal?
Sujets d'écriture
Erreurs courantes
Test Yourself
Watch out! Here ___ the main boss in level three!
Find and fix the mistake:
I see her! Here comes she!
Arrange the words in the correct order:
All words placed
Click words above to build the sentence
Score: /3
Exercices pratiques
8 exercisesYou see your friend Sarah arriving at the cafe.
Look! There ___ the last train! We missed it.
Find and fix the mistake:
Here comes it!
come / here / the / results / test / .
1. Seeing a bus arrive / 2. Seeing a bus leave / 3. Using a pronoun for arrival
¡Aquí vienen los problemas!
A player is running fast with the ball.
There ___ my dessert!
Score: /8
Practice Bank
14 exercisesA: Where are your parents? B: Oh, here ___ from the grocery store.
Look! There goes it, the ball rolled away!
Choose the correct sentence:
Translate into English: 'Aquí viene la primavera!'
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Match the phrases to form correct sentences:
After a long journey, here ___ the weary travelers.
Be careful! There goes the dog him!
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Translate: '¡Allí va mi oportunidad!'
Create a sentence using these words:
Complete the sentences:
Heads up! Here ___ the notification for our meeting.
My friends are here, here are them!
Score: /14
FAQ (8)
Yes, but it's more literary. You can use verbs of position like `sit`, `stand`, or `lie`. For example: `There stood the giant.`
In English, unstressed pronouns like `it`, `he`, or `she` want to stay close to the start of the sentence. Inverting them sounds very unnatural to native speakers.
No, it's actually quite informal and conversational. In a formal report, you would say `The bus arrived` rather than `Here comes the bus`.
`Here is` focuses on the location (it's here now). `Here comes` focuses on the movement and arrival (it's approaching).
Yes, but usually only in storytelling. `Then, here came the rain.` However, in daily life, we almost always use the present.
No, do not use a comma. It is one continuous phrase: `Here comes the bus.`
Yes, metaphorically. `Here comes the weekend!` or `There goes my patience.`
Use `come` (no 's') for plural: `Here come the children.` Use `comes` for singular: `Here comes the child.`
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In Other Languages
Aquí viene el autobús / Ahí va eso.
English forbids 'Here comes it', but Spanish allows 'Aquí viene él'.
Voici le bus / Le voilà.
French uses a dedicated word (Voici) rather than a standard verb (comes).
Da kommt der Bus / Hier ist er.
German inverts pronouns too ('Da kommt er'), while English does not.
ほら、バスが来た (Hora, basu ga kita)
Japanese uses past tense for immediate arrivals; English uses present.
ها هو الحافلة قادمة (Ha huwa al-hafila qadima)
Arabic uses a demonstrative particle 'Ha' rather than a verb-first structure.
车来了 (Chē lái le)
Chinese word order remains Subject-Verb, unlike the English flip.
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