Here/There + verb + noun subject

With a noun subject — the bus, our two delegates, Maya, the central difficulty — the verb comes first: Here comes Maya; Here come Maya and Leo. This is an inverted statement, not a question; we do not add the auxiliary do.

With a personal pronoun, the order is different: Here he comes, There it goes, Here they are. The pronoun comes immediately after here/there. In the standard form, we do not use Here comes him or There goes she.

A name or a noun with dependent words is a noun subject, even if it is short. He, she, it, we, and they are personal pronouns. Therefore, replacing the courier with she also changes the word order.

In controlled standard usage, the verb agrees with the actual subject even though the subject follows it: Here comes the courier, but Here come the couriers; Here lies the problem, but Here lie the problems. Here/there does not determine number.

The same principle applies with be: Here is the signed copy; Here are the signed copies. The pronoun branch has ordinary agreement: Here it is; Here they are.

In informal speech, Here’s the keys occurs, with the contracted is before a plural noun. For neutral edited writing and exams, choose the agreeing form Here are the keys. Likewise, check comes/come and lies/lie against the number of the subject.

In the everyday deictic branch, the most reliable core is be, come, go: Here is your taxi; Here comes our taxi; There goes our taxi. Come typically presents movement toward or appearance in the field of attention; go presents movement away, disappearance, or loss.

In closely related descriptive constructions, intransitive verbs of position such as sit, stand, and lie are possible. For example, Here lies the problem naturally means “this is the problem.” Not every verb fits: discuss or work cannot simply be rearranged in this pattern.

Here and there depend on the speaker’s reference point or on a perspective created by the text, but they cannot be reduced to a mechanical “near / far.” In the metaphorical There goes our budget, there is no physical distance; the construction presents the loss as an event unfolding before us.

Live pointing to an appearance usually uses the Present Simple: Look — here comes the train. This construction can describe something happening now. The ordinary word order often requires the Present Continuous: The train is coming.

Past-tense forms are possible in narration, so Here was or There stood should not automatically be considered errors. For a line about an appearance at the moment of speaking, the main pattern is here/there with the present tense.

Intonation, a pause, or an exclamation mark can strengthen the gesture of attention, but none is required. Here lies the issue also sounds natural as a restrained written conclusion.

Here comes… / There goes… are common in conversation, while Here lies the problem is common in a formal argument. Appropriateness depends on the particular expression and situation.

There goes with a noun subject can express loss: There goes our deposit — “there goes our deposit.” The context shows that the resource has already been lost or that the speaker expects an inevitable loss.

Here lies with an abstract noun rhetorically points to a problem or contradiction: Here lies the flaw in the proposal. This is an established pattern; Here works the flaw is not its synonym.

These figurative meanings also draw attention. At the same time, Here you are and There you go have separate established functions — for example, handing something over or reacting to the completion of an action. They should be learned in context.

In There are two alternatives, formal there asserts existence; it does not mean “here it is / there it is.” This is a different pattern from There goes our last chance.

Across the screen flashed a warning and At the entrance stood two guards begin with expanded expressions of place or direction. They build the scene, whereas the constructions in this lesson begin specifically with here/there to draw attention.

In Put the file there and The courier is here, here/there simply names a location. Only then did the courier arrive has inversion with the auxiliary did; in Here comes the courier, it is the lexical verb comes that appears.

Not every initial here/there requires inversion. Here, the committee meets every Friday may be an ordinary adverbial expression of place with a pause. Here she comes keeps the pronoun before the verb.

First, identify the intention. To draw attention to an appearance, object, loss, or the essence of a problem, use an appropriate here/there pattern. For a simple statement about location, existence, or a regular action, ordinary word order may be more natural.

Next, identify the subject: a noun phrase comes after the verb, while a personal pronoun comes before it. Make the verb agree with the subject and check the meaning: come — appearance or approach, go — movement away or loss, be — presentation.

The bus is coming is a correct statement about approach. Here comes the bus additionally draws attention to it. If you replace the bus with a pronoun, you need Here it comes.