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ENGLISH VERB

bring up to speed

to bring someone up to speed

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: bringing up to speed
  • Past participle: brought up to speed

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I brought someone up to speed
  2. you you brought someone up to speed
  3. he, she, it he brought someone up to speed
  4. we we bring someone up to speed
  5. they they brought someone up to speed

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I'm going to bring someone up to speed
  2. you you're going to bring someone up to speed
  3. he, she, it he's going to bring someone up to speed
  4. we we're going to bring someone up to speed
  5. they they're going to bring someone up to speed

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I'm bringing someone up to speed
  2. you you're bringing someone up to speed
  3. he, she, it he's bringing someone up to speed
  4. we we're bringing someone up to speed
  5. they they're bringing someone up to speed

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. bring someone up to speed!

How to use bring up to speed

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

  1. Present

    Every Monday, Paula brings the team up to speed.

    Every Monday, Paula brings the team up to speed.

  2. Past

    My coworker brought me up to speed after my vacation.

    My colleague brought me up to speed after the holidays.

  3. Future

    I will bring you up to speed over lunch.

    I'll bring you up to speed at lunch.

  4. Present continuous

    She is bringing the new guy up to speed.

    She's bringing the new hire up to speed.

  5. Present perfect

    Has anyone brought the boss up to speed?

    Has anyone brought the boss up to speed yet?

  6. Conditional

    I would bring her up to speed before the meeting.

    I would bring her up to speed before the meeting.

  7. Imperative

    Bring me up to speed, what did I miss?

    Bring me up to speed — what did I miss?

Good to know

  • "Bring someone up to speed": the person goes in the middle: "bring me up to speed".

Where you hear bring up to speed

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English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • I bring new volunteers up to speed. I bring new volunteers up to speed.
  • I brought Lucy up to speed. I brought Lucy up to speed.
  • At the next meeting, I'll bring the new people up to speed. At the next meeting, I'll bring the new people up to speed.
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