Past tense of bring
irregular verb
The past tense of bring is brought. The past participle is also brought.
Forms of bring
| Base form (V1) | bring /ˈbɹɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | brought /bɹɔːt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | brought /bɹɔːt/ |
| Present participle | bringing /ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | brings /ˈbɹɪŋz/ |
Less standard forms: brang (dialectal), brung (dialectal), broughten (dialectal), bringed (nonstandard).
Brought in a sentence
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time.2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian
- Winning the championship brought the team immense accolade from sports analysts worldwide.From the entry accolade
- The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.From the entry heinous
- I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.From the entry fresh
Meaning of bring
- verb To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- verb To supply or contribute.
- verb To occasion or bring about.
Verbs like bring
Questions about the past tense of bring
- What is the past tense of bring?
- The past tense of bring is brought.
- What is the past participle of bring?
- The past participle of bring is brought.
- Is bring a regular or irregular verb?
- Bring is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is brang correct?
- brang is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of bring is brought.
- Is brung correct?
- brung is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of bring is brought.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bring (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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