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GERMAN VERB

mitbringen

to bring along

  • #149 most used
  • Mixed verb
  • Past participle: mitgebracht

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I bring along
  2. du you bring along
  3. er, sie, es he/she brings along
  4. wir we bring along
  5. ihr you all bring along
  6. sie, Sie they bring along

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I brought along
  2. du you brought along
  3. er, sie, es he/she brought along
  4. wir we brought along
  5. ihr you all brought along
  6. sie, Sie they brought along

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have brought along
  2. du you have brought along
  3. er, sie, es he/she has brought along
  4. wir we have brought along
  5. ihr you all have brought along
  6. sie, Sie they have brought along

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will bring along
  2. du you will bring along
  3. er, sie, es he/she will bring along
  4. wir we will bring along
  5. ihr you all will bring along
  6. sie, Sie they will bring along

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would bring along
  2. du you would bring along
  3. er, sie, es he/she would bring along
  4. wir we would bring along
  5. ihr you all would bring along
  6. sie, Sie they would bring along

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du bring along!
  2. ihr bring along! (all of you)
  3. Sie bring along! (formal)

How to use mitbringen

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

  1. Present

    Ich bringe den Nachtisch mit, okay?

    I'll bring the dessert, okay?

  2. Simple past

    Er brachte seiner Tochter ein Souvenir aus Rom mit.

    He brought his daughter a souvenir from Rome.

  3. Perfect

    Wir haben eine Flasche Wein mitgebracht.

    We brought a bottle of wine.

  4. Future

    Ich werde meinen Freund zur Party mitbringen.

    I'll bring my boyfriend to the party.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde Kuchen mitbringen, wenn das passt.

    I'd bring cake if that works.

  6. Imperative

    Bring bitte gute Laune mit!

    Bring a good mood along, please!

Good to know

  • Soll ich etwas mitbringen? is what you ask when invited to dinner.

Where you hear mitbringen

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

German · Beginner Level 2

  • Ich bringe Blumen mit. I'm bringing flowers.
  • Ich habe einen Kuchen mitgebracht. I brought a cake.
  • Morgen bringe ich Wein mit. Tomorrow I'll bring wine.

German · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ich bringe Blumen mit. I'm bringing flowers.
  • Ich habe einen Kuchen mitgebracht. I brought a cake.
  • Morgen bringe ich Wein mit. Tomorrow I'll bring wine.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: mixed verb.