to bring / to take |
UPDATED: JAN 2024
- "Bring" is used when the movement is toward the speaker.
- "Take" is used when the movement is away from the speaker.
to bring
(here <--------- there)
EXAMPLES:
- Hey, Bill! Bring me another beer.
- When you come to class, be sure to bring your smartphone.
- Hurry up! We are going to miss our flight. Did you bring your passport?
- Did you bring your laptop?
to take
(here ------> there)
EXAMPLES:
- He took the CEO back to the airport.
- Here, take the economics report upstairs to the CEO.
- When you go to London, take a lot of money!!!
- I took a trip last year to Buenos Aires. I had a great time.