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ENGLISH VERB

bring in

to bring (inside), to attract

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: bringing in
  • Past participle: brought in

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I bring
  2. you you bring
  3. he, she, it he brings
  4. we we bring
  5. they they bring

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I brought
  2. you you brought
  3. he, she, it he brought
  4. we we brought
  5. they they brought

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will bring
  2. you you will bring
  3. he, she, it he will bring
  4. we we will bring
  5. they they will bring

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am bringing
  2. you you are bringing
  3. he, she, it he is bringing
  4. we we are bringing
  5. they they are bringing

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already brought
  2. you you have already brought
  3. he, she, it he has already brought
  4. we we have already brought
  5. they they have already brought

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would bring
  2. you you would bring
  3. he, she, it he would bring
  4. we we would bring
  5. they they would bring

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. bring!

How to use bring in

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The bakery brings in a lot of tourists.

    The bakery attracts many tourists.

  2. Past

    I brought in the plants before the storm.

    I brought the plants inside before the storm.

  3. Future

    The new menu will bring in younger customers.

    The new menu will attract younger customers.

  4. Present continuous

    Can you help? I'm bringing in the groceries.

    Can you help? I'm bringing the groceries inside.

  5. Present perfect

    The festival has brought in money for the town.

    The festival brought money to the city.

  6. Conditional

    A bigger sign would bring in more people.

    A larger sign would attract more people.

  7. Imperative

    Bring in the chairs, it's going to rain.

    Bring the chairs inside, it's going to rain.

Good to know

  • "Bring in" is to bring inside, and also to attract customers or money: "the sale brought in new customers".

Where you hear bring in

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • A good invitation brings people in. A good invitation brings people in.
  • At six-thirty, I brought the kids in. At six-thirty, I brought the kids in.
  • The kids' song will bring the parents in. The kids' song will bring the parents in.
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The Tough Question at Rehearsal

Intermediate Level 3 · bringing people in

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The Plan Changed at the Last Minute

Intermediate Level 3 · I bring the kids in

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