Base
Please bring your book to class.
Bring means carry something to the place where the speaker is or will be.
Past Tense of Bring: Brought
Bring is an irregular verb. Its past form and past participle are the same word: brought. Say I brought a gift and I have brought a gift.
Base
bring
Past
brought
Past participle
brought
Third person: brings · -ing form: bringing
ABB: form patternExamples
Base
We bring lunch from home.
A regular habit in the present uses bring.
Past
She brought her dog to the park.
Brought is the past form; it does not need have.
Past
They brought some books for the teacher.
The action is finished, so use brought.
Past participle
He has brought his sister to the party.
After has, the participle is also brought.
Past participle
I have brought some water for you.
Have brought means the water is here now.
Usage notes
Bring or take?
Use bring when the thing comes toward the speaker or the place you talk about: Bring me a glass of water. Use take when it goes away from there: Take this glass to the kitchen.
Spelling and sound
In brought the gh is silent. The word rhymes with bought and thought. Never write bringed.
Common mistakes
I bringed my bag to school.
I brought my bag to school.
Bring is irregular; its past form is brought, never bringed.
Can you take me a glass of water?
Can you bring me a glass of water?
The glass comes toward me, so use bring, not take.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.Last night my friend ___ a cake to my house.
2.She has ___ her camera today.
3.We always ___ our own bags to the shop.
4.Please ___ me a pen. I have no pen.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of bring in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. Last night my friend ___ a cake to my house.
Answer: brought
Last night is finished, so use brought.
2. She has ___ her camera today.
Answer: brought
Has takes the past participle brought.
3. We always ___ our own bags to the shop.
Answer: bring
Always shows a present habit: we bring.
4. Please ___ me a pen. I have no pen.
Answer: bring
After please, use the base form bring, not a past form.
5. They have ___ their children to the museum.
Answer: brought
Have plus the past participle is have brought.
6. My uncle ___ me a present from Spain last year.
Answer: brought
Last year is finished, so use the past simple brought.
7. I ___ my lunch to work every day.
Answer: bring
Every day is a present routine, so use bring.
8. She bringed her book yesterday.
Answer: She brought her book yesterday.
The past of bring is brought, not bringed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of bring?
The past tense of bring is brought: She brought her lunch yesterday.
What is the difference between bring and take?
Bring moves something toward the speaker or the place you are talking about. Take moves it away: Bring me the book. Take the book to Anna.
Is bringed or brung correct?
No. Bring is irregular, so use brought for both the past and the past participle. Brung is not standard English.