German verb

Conjugation of bringen

The German verb bringen means "to bring". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning
to bring
Type
Irregular -en verb
Auxiliary
haben
Present participle
bringend
Past participle
gebracht
Quick answer

The present tense of bringen is ich bringe, du bringst, er/sie/es bringt, wir bringen, ihr bringt, sie/Sie bringen. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -en pattern. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is bringend and its past participle is gebracht.

Present tense of bringen

Forms in orange break the regular -en pattern.

Present Präsens
ich bringe
du bringst
er/sie/es bringt
wir bringen
ihr bringt
sie/Sie bringen

More tenses of bringen

Simple past Präteritum
ich brachte (irregular)
du brachtest (irregular)
er/sie/es brachte (irregular)
wir brachten (irregular)
ihr brachtet (irregular)
sie/Sie brachten (irregular)
Present perfect Perfekt
ich habe gebracht (irregular)
du hast gebracht (irregular)
er/sie/es hat gebracht (irregular)
wir haben gebracht (irregular)
ihr habt gebracht (irregular)
sie/Sie haben gebracht (irregular)
Future Futur I
ich werde bringen
du wirst bringen
er/sie/es wird bringen
wir werden bringen
ihr werdet bringen
sie/Sie werden bringen
Conditional (Konjunktiv II) Konjunktiv II
ich brächte (irregular)
du brächtest (irregular)
er/sie/es brächte (irregular)
wir brächten (irregular)
ihr brächtet (irregular)
sie/Sie brächten (irregular)
Imperative Imperativ
du bring
ihr bringt
Sie bringen Sie

Notes on bringen

Bringen is irregular. The past forms use brachte and gebracht, while Konjunktiv II uses brächte, brächtest, and brächten.

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Example sentences with bringen

  • Ich bringe morgen frisches Brot. I am bringing fresh bread tomorrow.
  • Sie brachte gestern Blumen für ihre Mutter. She brought flowers for her mother yesterday.
  • Wir haben Getränke zur Party gebracht. We brought drinks to the party.
  • Ich werde morgen den Kuchen bringen. I will bring the cake tomorrow.
machen to do geben to give nehmen to take holen to fetch

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Frequently asked questions

Is bringen a regular or irregular verb?

Bringen is irregular. Its table has brachte, gebracht, and brächte instead of the regular weak pattern.

How do you form the perfect of bringen?

The auxiliary is haben. The forms are habe gebracht, hast gebracht, hat gebracht, haben gebracht, habt gebracht, and haben gebracht.

What are the Konjunktiv II forms of bringen?

The forms are brächte, brächtest, brächte, brächten, brächtet, and brächten. The stem changes to brächt.