VERBONKSPlay freeBring past tense and past participlebring · brought · brought
The past participle (the 3rd form) of bring is brought and the past simple is brought. The three forms are bring, brought, brought. Not "bringed"! bring is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Bring in a sentence
She brought a cake to grammar class.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I bring · she brings |
| Present continuous | I am bringing · they are bringing |
| Past simple | I brought · she brought · they brought |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't bring · she didn't bring |
| Past simple, question | Did you bring? · Did she bring? |
| Present perfect | I have brought · she has brought |
| Past perfect | I had brought |
| Future | I will bring |
Common mistakes with bring
✗ I bringed✓ I brought✗ I didn't brought✓ I didn't bring✗ Did you brought?✓ Did you bring?✗ I have bring✓ I have brought
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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bring significa traer. Pasado: brought. Participio: brought.
🚓 bring runs with The Thought Police
→ -ought / -aught
The Thought Police don't care what you looked like before. think, bring, buy, fight: the moment they are arrested, they all put on the same uniform. thought, brought, bought, fought. Two undercover agents wear a slightly different badge, -aught: caught and taught. Same sound, though. Say them out loud: they all rhyme.
🔎 How to spot one: Past and participle are twins that end in -ought or -aught and rhyme with "thought".
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| think | thought | thought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| fight | fought | fought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| teach | taught | taught |
Questions about bring
What is the past tense of bring?
The past simple of "bring" is "brought". Example: She brought a cake to grammar class.
What is the past participle of bring?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "bring" is "brought", as in "I have brought".
What are the 3 forms of bring?
V1 bring, V2 brought, V3 brought.
Is bring a regular or an irregular verb?
"bring" is an irregular verb: the past is not "bringed" but "brought".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de bring?
"bring" significa "traer". Pasado: brought. Participio: brought.