to bring — English conjugation

Frequency#4070Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ibring
youbring
he/she/itbrings
webring
you (pl.)bring
theybring

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ibrought
youbrought
he/she/itbrought
webrought
you (pl.)brought
theybrought

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam bringing
youare bringing
he/she/itis bringing
weare bringing
you (pl.)are bringing
theyare bringing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas bringing
youwere bringing
he/she/itwas bringing
wewere bringing
you (pl.)were bringing
theywere bringing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave brought
youhave brought
he/she/ithas brought
wehave brought
you (pl.)have brought
theyhave brought

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad brought
youhad brought
he/she/ithad brought
wehad brought
you (pl.)had brought
theyhad brought

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill bring
youwill bring
he/she/itwill bring
wewill bring
you (pl.)will bring
theywill bring

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be bringing
youwill be bringing
he/she/itwill be bringing
wewill be bringing
you (pl.)will be bringing
theywill be bringing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have brought
youwill have brought
he/she/itwill have brought
wewill have brought
you (pl.)will have brought
theywill have brought

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould bring
youwould bring
he/she/itwould bring
wewould bring
you (pl.)would bring
theywould bring