Verb Overview
The verb bring means to carry or take something or someone to a place. It is an irregular verb, which means it does not follow the typical pattern of adding "-ed" to form its past tense. The past tense of bring is brought. This verb is commonly used in everyday English in both spoken and written forms.
Present and Past Forms
The base form of the verb is bring, and its simple past and past participle form is brought. For example, "I bring the documents" in present tense changes to "I brought the documents" for past tense. The irregular nature of bring means learners must memorize this change as it does not follow standard conjugation rules.
Usage Examples
The verb bring is used to indicate movement toward the speaker or a specified location. For instance, "Please bring your homework to class" uses the verb in the present tense, while "She brought her friend to the party" uses the past tense to describe an action that already happened.
Conjugations
| English Pronoun | English Conjugation | Spanish Conjugation | English Example | Spanish Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | bring | traigo | I bring my lunch to work. | Yo traigo mi almuerzo al trabajo. |
| You | bring | traes | You bring great ideas. | Tú traes ideas geniales. |
| He/She/It | brings | trae | She brings her son to school. | Ella trae a su hijo a la escuela. |
| We | bring | traemos | We bring gifts to the party. | Nosotros traemos regalos a la fiesta. |
| You (plural) | bring | traen | You bring snacks for everyone. | Ustedes traen bocadillos para todos. |
| They | bring | traen | They bring their books daily. | Ellos traen sus libros a diario. |
| I | brought | traje | I brought my passport yesterday. | Yo traje mi pasaporte ayer. |
| You | brought | trajiste | You brought the report late. | Tú trajiste el informe tarde. |
| He/She/It | brought | trajo | He brought his team to the meeting. | Él trajo a su equipo a la reunión. |
| We | brought | trajimos | We brought snacks last time. | Nosotros trajimos bocadillos la última vez. |
| You (plural) | brought | trajeron | You brought the decorations. | Ustedes trajeron las decoraciones. |
| They | brought | trajeron | They brought their laptops. | Ellos trajeron sus laptops. |
