Bring or take?

1. Lunch & Learn
Bring or take?

2.  When do we use bring?
 When do we use take?
Question

3.  Can you take this to your brother?
 Why don’t you bring that bucket of water
over here?
What’s the difference?

4. We use bring when referring to movement
towards someone or something. We use
take in reference to moving away from
someone or something.
Explanation

5. Ready for a quiz?
Read the following sentences.
Should we use bring or take?

6. Bring or take?
1. Can you _______ me some avocados from
the store?

7. Bring or take?
1. Can you bring me some avocados from the
store?

8. Bring or take?
2. The children need to __________ these toys
back to the neighbour’s house.

9. Bring or take?
2. The children need to take these toys back
to the neighbour’s house.

10. Bring or take?
3. Why don’t you ________ your work home
this weekend?

11. Bring or take?
3. Why don’t you bring your work home this
weekend?

12. Bring or take?
4. You can ___________ these toys home with
you. Johnny is finished with them.

13. Bring or take?
4. You can take these toys home with you.
Johnny is finished with them.

14. Bring or take?
5. When will you __________ back those
books you borrowed last month?

15. Bring or take?
5. When will you bring back those books you
borrowed last month?

16. Bring or take?
6. My phone doesn’t work. I think I’ll have to
___________ it back to the store and have
it checked out.

17. Bring or take?
6. My phone doesn’t work. I think I’ll have to
take it back to the store and have it checked
out.

18. Bring or take?
7. Can you _________ that food over here by
8:00 pm tonight?

19. Bring or take?
7. Can you bring that food over here by 8:00
pm tonight?

20. Bring or take?
8. You can __________ these CDs home if
you want.

21. Bring or take?
8. You can take these CDs home if you want.

22. Bring or take?
9. Can you _______ me some orange juice?

23. Bring or take?
9. Can you bring me some orange juice?

24. Bring or take?
10. At what time do I need to ________ out
the garbage?

25. Bring or take?
10. At what time do I need to take out the
garbage?

26. Bring or take?
11. I need to __________ this cough medicine
to your brother.

27. Bring or take?
11. I need to take this cough medicine to your
brother.

28. Bring or take?
12. I think Bob forgot to ________ his
umbrella to work this morning. It’s pouring
outside!

29. Bring or take?
12. I think Bob forgot to take his umbrella to
work this morning. It’s pouring outside!

30. Bring or take?
13.Can you __________ me the suit I left at
the dry cleaner’s last night?

31. Bring or take?
13.Can you bring me the suit I left at the dry
cleaner’s last night?

32. Bring or take?
14. I need you to ________ these boots to
your brother’s worksite.

33. Bring or take?
14. I need you to take these boots to your
brother’s worksite.

34. Bring or take?
15. Can you __________ me the pens I left
in your office last night? They are very
expensive!

35. Bring or take?
15. Can you bring me the pens I left in your
office last night? They are very expensive!

36. Questions?
Amrita
@ agill@myenglishonline.ca
englishonlinemb10
Blaine
@ broberts@myenglishonline.ca
blaine_myenglishonline
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