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SPANISH VERB

traer

to bring

  • #65 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: trayendo
  • Past participle: traído

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I bring
  2. tú you bring
  3. usted, él, ella he/she brings
  4. nosotros we bring
  5. vosotros Spain you all bring
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they bring

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I brought
  2. tú you brought
  3. usted, él, ella he/she brought
  4. nosotros we brought
  5. vosotros Spain you all brought
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they brought

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to bring
  2. tú you used to bring
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to bring
  4. nosotros we used to bring
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to bring
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to bring

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will bring
  2. tú you will bring
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will bring
  4. nosotros we will bring
  5. vosotros Spain you all will bring
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will bring

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would bring
  2. tú you would bring
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would bring
  4. nosotros we would bring
  5. vosotros Spain you all would bring
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would bring

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I bring
  2. tú (that) you bring
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she bring
  4. nosotros (that) we bring
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all bring
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they bring

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I brought
  2. tú (if) you brought
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she brought
  4. nosotros (if) we brought
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all brought
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they brought

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú bring!
  2. usted bring! (formal)
  3. nosotros bring! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain bring! (all of you)
  5. ustedes bring! (all of you)

How to use traer

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

  1. Present

    Siempre traigo mi botella de agua al trabajo.

    I always bring my water bottle to work.

  2. Past

    ¿Trajiste el pastel para la fiesta?

    Did you bring the cake for the party?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi tío nos traía dulces de Puebla.

    My uncle used to bring us candy from Puebla.

  4. Future

    Mañana traeré los documentos firmados.

    Tomorrow I'll bring the signed documents.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Me traerías un café, por favor?

    Would you bring me a coffee, please?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dile que traiga su paraguas, va a llover.

    Tell him to bring his umbrella, it's going to rain.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si trajeras la guitarra, cantaríamos toda la noche.

    If you brought the guitar, we'd sing all night.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tráigame la cuenta, por favor!

    Bring me the check, please!

Good to know

  • "Traer" is to bring here; "llevar" is to take somewhere else.

Where you hear traer

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Siempre traigo tamales. I always bring tamales.
  • Emily me trajo chocolate de Boston. Emily brought me chocolate from Boston.
  • Te voy a traer un café. I'm going to bring you a coffee.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Tomás me trae fruta los viernes. Tomas brings me fruit on Fridays.
  • Traje mi cámara grande. I brought my big camera.
  • Mañana voy a traer agua para el viaje. Tomorrow I'm going to bring water for the trip.
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Two Thousand Years Ago

Beginner Level 2 · la traían

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A Night in the Cemetery

Beginner Level 2 · traerme · traje tamales

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What Brings You Here?

Beginner Level 3 · te trae

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Christmas Eve

Beginner Level 3 · traje

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Always Welcome

Beginner Level 3 · traerme

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The First Day

Intermediate Level 1 · traigo · que traiga

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The Work Permit

Intermediate Level 1 · que traiga el original

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What Did She Say?

Intermediate Level 1 · que traigamos · que traigan chamarra

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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · trajiste herramientas

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The Neighbours

Intermediate Level 1 · me trajo

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No Water

Intermediate Level 1 · traigan a quien quieran

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What Would We Do?

Intermediate Level 1 · me traerías · te traería

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And 13 more lessons.

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